Misquote
/mɪsˈkwəʊt/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An incorrect recitation or recording of a quotation.
- 2 an incorrect quotation wordnet
Verb
- 1 To incorrectly recite or record a quotation.
"I'm so embarrassed, I misquoted Hamlet to a professor of Shakespeare."
- 2 quote incorrectly wordnet
Example
More examples"I'm so embarrassed, I misquoted Hamlet to a professor of Shakespeare."
Etymology
From mis- + quote.