misremember

[ mis-ri-mem-ber ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to remember incorrectly.
2. to fail to remember; forget.

Word History and Origins

Origin of misremember¹

First recorded in 1525–35; mis- ¹ + remember

Example Sentences

These days, Marshall is best known as the host of the popular podcast You’re Wrong About, in which she sets out to debunk misremembered history.

From Time

Merriam-Webster notes that Roosevelt’s language is frequently misremembered as “day of infamy.”

From Time

Also, self-reported drinking can be a tricky metric, because people could misremember how many cups they drink and definitions of a “cup” could vary.

From Popular-Science

Interestingly, when the researchers woke up their subjects and asked them about their dreams, the dreamers sometimes misremembered the math problem, showing strong evidence of the problems associated with relying on dream reports of waking people.

From Nautilus

In real life, people often misremember which event came first.

From Science News For Students

Only, if ever I were gay, which I misremember, I am gay no more.

From Project Gutenberg

I may misremember indifferent circumstances, but can be right in substance.

From Project Gutenberg

I do misremember it, lording: but 'tis surely of no account.

From Project Gutenberg