misquote
noun
- 1
An incorrect recitation of a quote.
- 2
An incorrect recording of a quote.
verb
- 1
To incorrectly recite a quote.
“I'm so embarrassed, I misquoted Hamlet to a professor of Shakespeare.”
- 2
To incorrectly record a quote.
“The newspaper had to publish a correction after they misquoted the President.”
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