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misremember

[mis-ri-mem-ber]

Origin

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

1.

to remember incorrectly.

2.

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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