Misquotation

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An incorrect quotation. countable, uncountable

    "My misquotation of Hamlet during the Shakespeare lecture brought laughs. I wish I'd done it on purpose."

  2. 2
    an incorrect quotation wordnet

Synonyms

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coloringdistortionerratumerrorexaggerationexpressionism

Example

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"My misquotation of Hamlet during the Shakespeare lecture brought laughs. I wish I'd done it on purpose."

Etymology

From mis- + quotation.

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