misquote
noun/ˈmɪskwəʊt/
Etymology From mis- + quote.
1
An incorrect recitation or recording of a quotation.
misquote
verb/mɪsˈkwəʊt/
Etymology From mis- + quote.
1
To incorrectly recite or record a quotation.
- I'm so embarrassed, I misquoted Hamlet to a professor of Shakespeare.
- The newspaper had to publish a correction after they misquoted the President.
1 more example
- Newly released audio disproves Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s claim on CNN that he was misquoted by The Atlantic about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.2023 August 22, Daniel Dale, “Fact check: Audio debunks Vivek Ramaswamy’s false claim that he was misquoted about 9/11”, in CNN:
- Derived terms
- misquoter