misquote

From mis- +‎ quote.

• IPA^(key): (verb) /mɪsˈkwəʊt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• IPA^(key): (noun) /ˈmɪskwəʊt/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

misquote (third-person singular simple present misquotes, present participle misquoting, simple past and past participle misquoted)

1. 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.

   • 2023 August 22, Daniel Dale, “Fact check: Audio debunks Vivek Ramaswamy’s false claim that he was misquoted about 9/11”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     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.

misquote (plural misquotes)

1. An incorrect recitation or recording of a quotation.