disremember

C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition

US /ˌdɪsrɪˈmɛmbər/ UK /ˌdɪsrɪˈmɛmbə/ See IPA manual

verb

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1

verb
to fail to remember; forget (dialectal)

I disremember just where I left the old ledger.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to fail to remember; forget... forget misrememberdisrecollect

Opposites

remember recall recollect

Word family

Related forms remember member misremember

Etymology

Formed in English (chiefly dialectal/Irish and US Southern) from dis- ('reversal') + remember, from Old French remembrer, from Latin rememorari ('to call to mind'), from re- + memor ('mindful').

dis- Latin rememorari la-lat memor Latin

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# disremember

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˌdɪsrɪˈmɛmbər
**IPA (UK):** ˌdɪsrɪˈmɛmbə

## Meanings
1. to fail to remember; forget (dialectal)

## Examples
- I disremember just where I left the old ledger.

## Synonyms
- forget
- misremember
- disrecollect

## Antonyms
- remember
- recall
- recollect

## Related Forms
- remember
- member
- misremember

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dis-
- Root: rememorari
- Root: memor

## Etymology
Formed in English (chiefly dialectal/Irish and US Southern) from dis- ('reversal') + remember, from Old French remembrer, from Latin rememorari ('to call to mind'), from re- + memor ('mindful').

## AI Etymology
Disremember has the etymological history Formed in English (chiefly dialectal/Irish and US Southern) from dis- ('reversal') + remember, from Old French remembrer, from Latin rememorari ('to call to mind'), from re- + memor ('mindful'). The ancestry passes through Latin dis-, Latin rememorari, and Latin memor. The prefix dis- often marks separation, reversal, or negation in Latin and English formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a verb, it means "to fail to remember; forget (dialectal)", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include remember, member, and misremember.

## Topics
- Mind & Cognition
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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