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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Origin of misremember

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

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