misrecollect

verb

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mis·rec·ol·lect | \ ˌmis-ˌre-kə-ˈlekt

misrecollected; misrecollecting

Definition of misrecollect

transitive + intransitive

: to recollect wrongly misrecollect a name : to have a wrong or inaccurate recollection Dixon too in his elaborate researches into ancient husbandry, if I do not misrecollect, starts no doubt on the subject.— James Madison

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misrecollection \ ˌmis-ˌre-kə-ˈlek-shən

\ noun, plural misrecollections

a confused misrecollection of a past time I had one misrecollection in the article I wrote about Gilbert's political career on the day after his passing. He and Dave Dorsett only faced off in one aldermanic race, not two … — Patrick Stout Innocent misrecollection, like failure of recollection, is not an uncommon human experience. — Michael N. Levy