misquote
noun
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L324028 on Wikidata ↗verb
- quote incorrecty
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈmɪskwəʊt/ / /mɪsˈkwəʊt/
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- Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷó- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *kʷótider. Proto-Italic *kʷot Latin quot Latin quotus Medieval Latin quotāreder. Old French coterbor. Middle English quoten English quote English misquote From mis- + quote.
- An incorrect recitation or recording of a quotation.
verb
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- Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷó- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *kʷótider. Proto-Italic *kʷot Latin quot Latin quotus Medieval Latin quotāreder. Old French coterbor. Middle English quoten English quote English misquote From mis- + quote.
- 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.”