misquotation
[ mis-kwoh-tey-shuhn ]
noun
the act of misquoting.
an instance or occasion of misquoting or of being misquoted.
Origin of misquotation
1Words Nearby misquotation
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How to use misquotation in a sentence
My correspondence about the misquotation of Tennyson has quieted itself since the fifth letter.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. III (of 3) | George EliotHe made a misquotation and I said it wasnt in the Bible: I hunted for days and days.
Pleasure & Profit in Bible Study | Dwight MoodyWe should be less likely to see the classic words of Lincoln mangled beyond recognition by messy misquotation.
The Teaching of History | Ernest C. HartwellIt is a small matter, but not irrelevant, that this striking mistake is commonly supported by a striking misquotation.
Orthodoxy | G. K. ChestertonIt was, for one thing, Mary's habit of misquotation that got upon Ledgar's nerves.
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