Meaning & use
misquote
To repeat or report someone's words incorrectly, changing their original meaning or wording.
See it in a sentence
The newspaper had to issue a correction after misquoting the senator's remarks.
He was frustrated to find himself misquoted in an article about the interview.
A note on using this word
Misquote implies the exact wording was changed, distinguishing it from misinterpret, which concerns meaning rather than wording.
Words with a similar meaning
misreport
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Another way to use it
2. noun
An inaccurate quotation of what someone said or wrote.
The viral misquote had been circulating online for years before anyone corrected it.
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