misremember

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌmɪsɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/ UK /ˌmɪsrɪˈmɛmbə/ See IPA manual

Freq #162337

Meanings

1

verb
to remember something incorrectly

I may misremember the exact date, but the meeting was in early June.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to remember something... recall incorrectlymisrecollect

Opposites

remember accuratelyrecall correctly

Word family

Forms misremembered

Derived forms misremembrance

Related forms remember memorymisrecollection

Etymology

Formed from mis-, 'wrongly,' + remember. The prefix marks an error in recollection rather than a complete failure to remember.

Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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