verb
Meaning 1
To remember incorrectly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
misremember
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /mɪsɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /mɪsɹɪˈmɛmbə/
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rhymes with -ɛmbə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: M IH0 S R IY0 M EH1 M B ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
remember incorrectly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I misremembered the date
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: err, mistake, slip
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- English remember English misremember From mis- + remember.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Portuguese: lembrar errado — Translations