misquotation
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English quotation English misquotation From mis- + quotation.
- An incorrect quotation.
“My misquotation of Hamlet during the Shakespeare lecture brought laughs. I wish I'd done it on purpose.”
“There were some misquotations of a conversation with another member of the cast after the show, but rather than nitpick about misinterpretation, I want to address the real issues […]”