misremember

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ remember

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /mɪsɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɪsɹɪˈmɛmbə/
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Rhymes: -ɛmbə(ɹ)

Verb

misremember (third-person singular simple present misremembers, present participle misremembering, simple past and past participle misremembered)

(transitive, intransitive) To remember incorrectly.
- 1641, April 21, Lord George Digby, "Delivery to the House of Commons on the Bill of Attainder against Stratford":
  . . . that he, who twice upon oath, with time of recollection, could not remember anything of such a business, might well, a third time, misremember somewhat.
- 1750, Ralph Griffiths, The Monthly Review:
  His name, if I do not misremember, was Peter Otsequot.
- 1801, Jonathan Swift, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Oxford, p. 33:
  I have been assured […] if I misremember not.
- 1994, David Morrell, Blood Oath, McMillan, page 17:
  Did the military screw things up, or did you simply misremember?

Quotations

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