misquote
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (verb) IPA(key): /mɪsˈkwəʊt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (noun) IPA(key): /ˈmɪskwəʊt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
[edit]misquote (third-person singular simple present misquotes, present participle misquoting, simple past and past participle misquoted)
- 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.
Noun
[edit]misquote (plural misquotes)
- An incorrect recitation or recording of a quotation.