misquotation

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ quotation

Noun

misquotation (countable and uncountable, plural misquotations)

  1. An incorrect quotation.
    • 1986 August 9, Gail Ann Williams, “Ladies Against Women Responds”, in Gay Community News, page 4:
      There were some misquotations of a conversation with another member of the cast after the show, but rather than nitpick about misinterpretation, I want to address the real issues […]
    My misquotation of Hamlet during the Shakespeare lecture brought laughs. I wish I'd done it on purpose.

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