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English
Etymology
From mis- + remember.
Pronunciation
Verb
misremember (third-person singular simple present misremembers, present participle misremembering, simple past and past participle misremembered)
- (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, page 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?
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