misquote
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (verb) IPA(key): /mɪsˈkwəʊt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (noun) IPA(key): /ˈmɪskwəʊt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Verb edit
misquote (third-person singular simple present misquotes, present participle misquoting, simple past and past participle misquoted)
- To incorrectly recite a quote.
- I'm so embarrassed, I misquoted Hamlet to a professor of Shakespeare.
- To incorrectly record a quote.
- The newspaper had to publish a correction after they misquoted the President.
Noun edit
misquote (plural misquotes)
- An incorrect recitation of a quote.
- An incorrect recording of a quote.