misremember
verb
mis·re·mem·ber
ˌmis-ri-ˈmem-bər 
misremembered; misremembering
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.
Rita L. Atkinson et al.Perhaps I misremember. But I think not.—Anne F. Thurston
Anne F. Thurston2
chiefly dialectal
: to be unable to remember : forget
… I misremember what I came here for.—Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard KiplingExamples of misremember in a Sentence
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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
Their time together can be imagined, misremembered, romanticized and smeared by the media, but the reality of their love was known only to them.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Atkinson said, misremembering how good that Mavericks team actually was.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
What is true and what is misremembered?
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
Instead, this reboot might be misremembered as a direct-to-video curio — or rediscovered as a bad cult object destined to give some idiot cinephile alcohol poisoning.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
Dear Abby: As my parents have aged, my father has been misremembering things or making wrong assumptions.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
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
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Their time together can be imagined, misremembered, romanticized and smeared by the media, but the reality of their love was known only to them.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Atkinson said, misremembering how good that Mavericks team actually was.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
What is true and what is misremembered?
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
Instead, this reboot might be misremembered as a direct-to-video curio — or rediscovered as a bad cult object destined to give some idiot cinephile alcohol poisoning.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
Dear Abby: As my parents have aged, my father has been misremembering things or making wrong assumptions.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
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
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“Misremember.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misremember. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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