noun
Meaning 1
An incorrect recitation or recording of a quotation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
misquote
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmɪskwəʊt/
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/mɪsˈkwəʊt/
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rhymes with -əʊt
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CMU ARPABET: M IH0 S K W OW1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To incorrectly recite or record a quotation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I'm so embarrassed, I misquoted Hamlet to a professor of Shakespeare.
- The newspaper had to publish a correction after they misquoted the President.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
an incorrect quotation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: misquotation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quotation, quote, citation
verb
Meaning 4
quote incorrectly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He had misquoted the politician
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quote, cite
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *kw- Proto-Indo-European *kwó- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *kwótider. Proto-Italic *kwot Latin quot Latin quotus Medieval Latin quotāreder. Old French coterbor. Middle English quoten English quote English misquote From mis- + quote.