misquote
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.