misremember

verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

to remember incorrectly.

to fail to remember; forget.

Origin:
1525–35; mis-¹ + remember

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Word Origin & History

misremember

1530s, from mis- (1) + remember. Related: Misremembered; misremembering.

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Relevant Questions

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Misremember is always a great word to know.

So is zedonk. Does it mean:

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Example sentences

First, individuals may misremember or misreport some of their outcomes.

What they misremember is that it's a film with a surprising moral: fire the nanny.

He is not at liberty to misremember, nor is he at liberty to stop remembering.

And some were so eager to mishear and put me down that they would mishear and misremember no matter what.

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