misquote

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To incorrectly recite or record a quotation.

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

2. noun An incorrect recitation or recording of a quotation.

Similar words

misrecite misparaphrase misphrase misrehearse misreference misrepeat misestimate miscite misstate miscredit

Often followed by

the me him you a of or and from

Word family

misquoted misquotes misquoting