Misrecall

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To recall incorrectly. transitive

    "That was the same slogan that Vice President Dan Quayle famously misrecalled in 1989 when he said, “What a waste it is to lose one’s mind.”"

Example

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"That was the same slogan that Vice President Dan Quayle famously misrecalled in 1989 when he said, “What a waste it is to lose one’s mind.”"

Etymology

From mis- + recall.

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