misquotation

[ mis-kwoh-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of misquoting.
2. an instance or occasion of misquoting or of being misquoted.

Word History and Origins

Origin of misquotation¹

First recorded in 1765–75; mis- ¹ + quotation

Example Sentences

My correspondence about the misquotation of Tennyson has quieted itself since the fifth letter.

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He made a misquotation and I said it wasnt in the Bible: I hunted for days and days.

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We should be less likely to see the classic words of Lincoln mangled beyond recognition by messy misquotation.

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It is a small matter, but not irrelevant, that this striking mistake is commonly supported by a striking misquotation.

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It was, for one thing, Mary's habit of misquotation that got upon Ledgar's nerves.

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