misremember

[ mis-ri-mem-ber ]

/ ˌmɪs rɪˈmɛm bər /

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verb (used with or without object)

to remember incorrectly.

to fail to remember; forget.

Nearby words

misquote, misr, misread, misreckon, misredemption, misremember, misreport, misrepresent, misrule, misrun, miss

Origin of misremember

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

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Examples from the Web for misremember

I do misremember it, lording: but 'tis surely of no account.
Robin Hood|Paul Creswick
I may misremember indifferent circumstances, but can be right in substance.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson