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misquote.

To incorrectly recite or record a quotation.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/mɪsˈkwəʊt/

  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.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷó- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *kʷótider. Proto-Italic *kʷot Latin quot Latin quotus Medieval Latin quotāreder. Old French coterbor. Middle English quoten English quote English misquote From mis- + quote.

noun/ˈmɪskwəʊt/

  1. An incorrect recitation or recording of a quotation.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷó- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *kʷótider. Proto-Italic *kʷot Latin quot Latin quotus Medieval Latin quotāreder. Old French coterbor. Middle English quoten English quote English misquote From mis- + quote.

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