misquote

Speech parts

1. misquote - Noun

2. misquote - Verb

Meaning

To quote erroneously or incorrectly.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

misquotation bend change color warp fudge bias alter corrupt disguise twist confuse distort skew exaggerate
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Antonyms

clear display explain tell solve demonstrate
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Hypernyms

citation quote quotation cite

Examples

I won't say that the papers misquote me, but I sometimes wonder where Christianity would be today if some of those reporters had been Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Barry Goldwater

The little honesty that exists among authors is discernible in the unconscionable way they misquote from the writings of others. Arthur Schopenhauer

With just enough of learning to misquote. Lord Byron

Very often, unfortunately the wrong kind of publicity appears in the press...That happens. Is God free from it? Was Mahatma Gandhi free from it? It's due to ignorance also. Some of these people deliberately misquote. Morarji Desai

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it. (Popular misquote of "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.") Maya Angelou

When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer. (Technically a misquote, but I like the misquote better) Plutarch

Close letter words and terms

misquantify Misquez misquotation misquoter misr Misra