misquote
Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
- misquotation noun
- misquoter noun
Etymology
Origin of misquote
Example Sentences
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She had no intention to misquote or misrepresent the rulings and that "the mistake occurred solely due to the reliance on an automatic source", the high court wrote.
From BBC
He later tried to back-pedal, claiming he was misquoted, but the country's human rights body found his comments "hurtful and harmful".
From BBC
Few writers have been more quoted — or misquoted — than Orwell.
From Los Angeles Times
“Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated,” says the text over the photo, referencing a famous and famously misquoted line from the American literary icon.
From Los Angeles Times
But this statement has been frequently misquoted and transformed, with Barack Obama saying, “The arc of history is long, but it bends towards justice.”
From Salon
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