misquote

(noun, verb)

noun

1. an incorrect quotation

Similar word(s): misquotation

Definition categories: communication, citation, quotation, quote

verb

1. quote incorrectly

- He had misquoted the politician

Definition categories: communication, cite, quote

Sentences with misquote as a verb:

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

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