Noun
Erroneous or inaccurate quotation.
Source: Webster's dictionaryMisquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely. Hesketh Pearson
When you see yourself quoted in print and you're sorry you said it, it suddenly becomes a misquotation. Laurence J. Peter
I improve on misquotation. Cary Grant
"—a joking reference to a similar misquotation attributed to Cary Grant. Source: Internet
"Peace in our time", a common misquotation, is a quotation from the Book of Common Prayer, and can be found as a misquotation in The New York Times as early as 2 October 1938. Source: Internet