Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To quote incorrectly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To quote or cite incorrectly.
- To misread; misconstrue; misinterpret.
- Synonyms Garble, etc. See
mutilate .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb To quote erroneously or incorrectly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
incorrectly recite aquote . - verb To incorrectly
record a quote.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb quote incorrectly
- noun an incorrect quotation
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Examples
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A couple of days ago, in documenting a misquote in a Business Week article, I theorized that the misquote was a result of “empty throwaway words that fill up all Business Week articles.”
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I guess of all alternatives "misquote" certainly can't be established under any construct, and I think my review establishes a much better way of understanding the use of "this generation" terminology.
Debunking Debunking Christianity Christianity James F. McGrath 2009
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A second thing is that I believe you make a similar mistake as Ehrman claiming a "misquote".
Debunking Debunking Christianity Christianity James F. McGrath 2009
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Thank you pft for pointing out the obvious and deliberate "misquote".
Gaza and Tijuana; What if Rocket Bombs Were Launched from Mexico Into California 2008
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The best they could do is say 'misquote' for title had part of Holt quote which as you know must media put highlight phrase in title ...
Microsoft 811: Holt Speaks for himself on Video and On Paper 2007
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Call me cynical, but given that MCB attacked MPACUK earlier this week see here I wouldn't be surprised if MPACUK invented this "misquote" to hit back.
Archive 2006-10-01 2006
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Call me cynical, but given that MCB attacked MPACUK earlier this week see here I wouldn't be surprised if MPACUK invented this "misquote" to hit back.
MPACUK vs MCB 2006
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Danny Dyer and Zoo magazine in row over 'misquote' claim
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Danny Dyer and Zoo magazine in row over 'misquote' claim guardian. co.uk, Monday 10 May 2010 12.02 BST
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However, BP termed Igor Sechin's statement a "misquote" and denied that Hayward would resign.
New Statesman 2010
vanishedone commented on the word misquote
See tag.
January 8, 2009
myth commented on the word misquote
"Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said." - Anon
March 8, 2009