verb / noun
misquote
mis-KWOHT/ˌmɪsˈkwəʊt/
An inaccurate repetition of someone's words.
The second card contains a misquote that changes open to closed.
Etymology
Quote developed from marking numbered passages to citing a reference, then repeating exact words. Adding mis-, “wrongly,” makes that repetition inaccurate.
In context
i can't i can't wait for people to misquote you vince on facebook and say you said something that you didn't say
More examples
- Please don't misquote me—I said Thursday, not Tuesday.
- The article misquoted her as saying the project was finished.
- Several misquotes in the report change the speaker's meaning.
Forms
misquote · misquotes · misquoted · misquoting
misquotation noun — An inaccurate repetition of another person's words.
Similar words
- misquotation
- An equivalent noun, but cannot serve as a verb.
- distortion
- Can misrepresent meaning without directly repeating someone's words.