misremember Synonyms
misremember Meaning
misremember (v)
remember incorrectly
misremember (v. t. & i.)
To mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly.
misremember Sentence Examples
- The witness misremembered the color of the car, recalling it as blue instead of red.
- After years, the elderly man misremembered his childhood home as being more spacious than it actually was.
- The therapist helped her client process a traumatic event that had been misremembered and distorted.
- The journalist realized he had misremembered the quote and corrected his article to reflect the original wording.
- The professor discovered that the student had misremembered a key concept from the lecture.
- The police officer's misremembered description of the suspect led to an innocent man being wrongfully arrested.
- The writer's memory lapse caused her to misremember the name of the protagonist in her novel.
- The historian's research revealed that the historical record had been misremembered and that key events had occurred differently.
- The accountant misremembered the financial data, resulting in an erroneous report.
- The victim's misremembered account of the assault made it difficult for investigators to determine the truth.
FAQs About the word misremember
remember incorrectlyTo mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly.
disregard, pass over, forget, neglect, slight,ignore, disremember, lose, slur (over), unlearn
think (of), think (of),remember, recollect, recollect, remember, recall, recall, mind, mind
The witness misremembered the color of the car, recalling it as blue instead of red.
After years, the elderly man misremembered his childhood home as being more spacious than it actually was.
The therapist helped her client process a traumatic event that had been misremembered and distorted.
The journalist realized he had misremembered the quote and corrected his article to reflect the original wording.
