Definition of misrecollect
misrecollected;
misrecollecting
transitive + intransitive
: to recollect wrongly
- misrecollect a name
- 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
play \ˌmis-ˌre-kə-ˈlek-shən\ noun, plural misrecollections-
- a confused misrecollection of a past time
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- 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
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- Innocent misrecollection, like failure of recollection, is not an uncommon human experience.
- —Michael N. Levy
