misremember

verb

mis·​re·​mem·​ber ˌmis-ri-ˈmem-bər How to pronounce misremember (audio)
misremembered; misremembering
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transitive + intransitive

1
: to remember incorrectly
When people report on complex social or political situations, they may misremember many of the specifics … yet can accurately describe the basic situation that took place.—Rita L. Atkinson et al.
Perhaps I misremember. But I think not.—Anne F. Thurston
2
chiefly dialectal : to be unable to remember : forget
… I misremember what I came here for.—Rudyard Kipling

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What is true and what is misremembered? — Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026 As my parents have aged, my father has been misremembering things or making wrong assumptions. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2025 Baby Boomers also tend to misremember seeing bloody scenes of battle. — Time, 20 Sep. 2025 The data also relied on surveys from teenagers, who may have underreported their own use or misremembered their parents' habits. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for misremember

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of misremember was in 1533

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