Meaning & use

misquote

verb·Academic

To repeat or report someone's words incorrectly, changing their original meaning or wording.

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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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