misremember
misremember Lexical Profile
misremember Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To remember or recall (something) inaccurately or imperfectly; to have an incorrect or distorted recollection.
"The witness did not lie intentionally, but the defense attorney demonstrated that he had misremembered the exact time of the meeting."
Word Nuance & Usage
Unlike 'forget', which means failing to recall information entirely, 'misremember' specifically means recalling something inaccurately or with distorted details. In public or political discourse, it is sometimes used euphemistically to admit to a false statement without acknowledging deliberate dishonesty.
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Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in Middle English in the late 14th century, formed by combining the prefix 'mis-' (meaning 'wrongly' or 'badly') with 'remember' (from Old French 'remembrer' and Late Latin 'rememorari', meaning 'to call to mind').