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.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of misremember

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

Words nearby misremember

misquote, Misr, misread, misreckon, misredemption, misremember, misreport, misrepresent, misrepresentation, misrule, misrun

How to use misremember in a sentence

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.
You're Wrong About Host Sarah Marshall Was Always Fascinated by History's Misunderstood Women. Now the Rest of Us Are Too|Eliana Dockterman|February 22, 2022|Time
Merriam-Webster notes that Roosevelt’s language is frequently misremembered as “day of infamy.”
America Learned the Wrong Lessons From Pearl Harbor—And the World Is Still Living With the Consequences|Elizabeth D. Samet|December 6, 2021|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.
Coffee and tea could lower your risk of dementia|Hannah Seo|November 17, 2021|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.
What If You Could Describe Your Dreams While Dreaming? - Issue 98: Mind|Jim Davies|March 10, 2021|Nautilus

In real life, people often misremember which event came first.
What the mummy’s curse reveals about your brain|Kathryn Hulick|January 14, 2021|Science News For Students
Only, if ever I were gay, which I misremember, I am gay no more.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
I may misremember indifferent circumstances, but can be right in substance.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
I do misremember it, lording: but 'tis surely of no account.
Robin Hood|Paul Creswick