I'm so embarrassed, I misquoted Hamlet to a professor of Shakespeare.
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Misquote
/mɪsˈkwəʊt/
Synonyms for "misquote" (93 found)
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Noun(5 words)
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falsifyfudgegarbleget one wrongget wronggildglossgloss overmaskmisapplymisapprehendmiscallmiscitemiscolormisconceivemisconductmisconstruemiscountmisdealmisdeem
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Adjective(1 words)
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Noun(9 words)
misquotingmisrepresentmisrepresent contextmisstatemiswordmiswritequoting errorselective quotingword twisting
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8 entriesfabricated quotationintentional misquotemisattributed quotationout of context quotationout of context quoteout-of-context quotationselective quotationunintentional misquote
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10 entriesattribution of misquotefabricated quotemisquotation in literaturemisquote a sourcemisquote intentionallymisquote out of contextmisquote someonemisquote statisticsmisquoted sourceout of context quote
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The newspaper had to publish a correction after they misquoted the President.
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Newly released audio disproves Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s claim on CNN that he was misquoted by The Atlantic about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
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