misremember

verb

mis·​re·​mem·​ber ˌmis-ri-ˈmem-bər 

misremembered; misremembering

transitive + intransitive

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

Examples of misremember in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One of my colleagues suggested that one set of ears might be misremembering the call. — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2026

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

What is true and what is misremembered? — Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for misremember

• crewmember
• december
• dismember
• nonmember
• november
• remember
• september
• ember
• member