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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