disremember

American  

[dis-ri-mem-ber] / ˌdɪs rɪˈmɛm bər /

verb (used with object)

Southern and South Midland U.S.

1. to fail to remember; forget.

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disremember British  

/ ˌdɪsrɪˈmɛmbə /

verb

1. informal to fail to recall (someone or something)

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Etymology

Origin of disremember

First recorded in 1805–15; dis- ¹ + remember

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

disremember

“She understood the ongoing national effort to disremember — this startling combination of dismembering and remembering — to protect the innocence of America,” Glaude says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Rather than disremember, Cage simply called for action.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2016

She explained her blind eye: "I disremember did I get the lick before they put me in the jailhouse or endurin' the time they was puttin' me in the jailhouse."

From Time Magazine Archive

"I disremember just how fur that last stop is from the Crick, but I think it's betwixt 25 and 30 mile."

From Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys by John McElroy

"I disremember, Olly," he replied, looking down into Olly's earnest eyes, "suthin' or other; she was techy, thet's all."

From Gabriel Conroy by Bert Harte

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