misremember

mis- +‎ remember

• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɪsɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɪsɹɪˈmɛmbə/

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• Rhymes: -ɛmbə(ɹ)

misremember (third-person singular simple present misremembers, present participle misremembering, simple past and past participle misremembered)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To remember incorrectly.
   • 1641, April 21, Lord George Digby, "Delivery to the House of Commons on the Bill of Attainder against Stratford":

     . . . that he, who twice upon oath, with time of recollection, could not remember anything of such a business, might well, a third time, misremember somewhat.

   • 1750, Ralph Griffiths, The Monthly Review:

     His name, if I do not misremember, was Peter Otsequot.

   • 1801, Jonathan Swift, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Oxford, p. 33:

     I have been assured […] if I misremember not.

   • 1994, David Morrell, Blood Oath, McMillan, page 17:

     Did the military screw things up, or did you simply misremember?

• For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:misremember.