SINCE 1828
misremember
verb
mis·re·mem·ber
| \ ˌmis-ri-ˈmem-bər
\
\
misremembered;
misremembering
Definition of misremember
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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