misquote

present singular third person misquotes · participle present misquoting · participle past misquoted · past misquoted

1. To incorrectly recite or record a quotation.

   I'm so embarrassed, I misquoted Hamlet to a professor of Shakespeare.

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   The newspaper had to publish a correction after they misquoted the President.

   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.

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

plural misquotes

1. An incorrect recitation or recording of a quotation.