misremembering

ˌmɪsrɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ

Definition

Definition of misremembering - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

memory

Rare

an instance of recalling something in the wrong way

Rare

Her misremembering led to confusion about the meeting time.

inhabitant

local

Adjective

memory

Rare

having a memory that is incorrect

Rare

She had a misremembering account of the event.

false memory

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Origin of misremembering

English, mis- (wrongly) + remember (recall)

Examples of misremembering in a sentence

My misremembering of her name made the introduction awkward.
His misremembering details led to confusion.
The misremembering witness altered the case outcome.

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French:faux souvenir, erroné, ...
German:Fehlerinnerung, fehlerhaft, ...
Italian:ricordo errato, errato, ...
Spanish:recuerdo erróneo, erróneo, ...
Portuguese:erro de memória, equivocado, ...
Chinese:记错, 记忆错误的, ...
Japanese:誤記憶, 誤った記憶の, ...
Arabic:سوءُ تَذَكُّر, ذَا كِرَة خَاطِئَة, ...
Hebrew:זְכִירָה שְׁגוּיָה, מְשֻׁבָּשׁ, ...
Russian:ошибочное воспоминание, неправильный, ...
Ukrainian:помилкове згадування, помилковий, ...
Hindi:गलत स्मरण, गलत स्मृति, ...
Bengali:ভুল স্মরণ, ভুল স্মৃতি, ...
Catalan:el fet de recordar malament, erroni, ...
Czech:zkreslená vzpomínka, mylný, ...
Danish:fejlhuskning, forkert huskende, ...
Dutch:onjuiste herinnering, ...
Greek:λανθασμένη ανάμνηση, λανθασμένος, ...
Hungarian:téves emlék, pontatlan, ...
Khmer:ការចងចាំខុស, ចងចាំខុស, ...
Korean:오기억, 잘못된 기억의, ...
Persian:یادآوری نادرست, نادرست, ...
Polish:błędne zapamiętanie, błędny, ...
Portuguese (BR):lembrança equivocada, equivocado, ...
Romanian:amintire greșită, eronat, ...
Swedish:felminne, felaktig, ...
Thai:การจำผิด, จำผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış hatırlama, yanlış hatırlayan, ...
Vietnamese:sự nhớ nhầm, sai lệch, ...

misremember

ˌmɪsrɪˈmɛmbər

Definition of misremember - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

memory

Rare

recall something incorrectly from memory

Rare

She misremembered the date of the meeting.
He tends to misremember names quite often.
I might misremember the details of the story.

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English, mis- (wrongly) + remember (recall)

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French:se tromper, ...
German:falsch erinnern, ...
Italian:ricordare male, ...
Spanish:recordar mal, ...
Portuguese:recordar mal, ...
Chinese:记错, ...
Japanese:記憶違いする, ...
Arabic:أَخْطَأَ فِي تَذَكُّرِ, ...
Hebrew:לִזְכֹּר לֹא נָכוֹן, ...
Russian:неправильно помнить, ...
Ukrainian:неправильно згадати, ...
Hindi:गलत याद करना, ...
Bengali:ভুলভাবে স্মরণ করা, ...
Catalan:recordar malament, ...
Czech:špatně si pamatovat, ...
Danish:huske forkert, ...
Dutch:verkeerd herinneren, ...
Greek:θυμάμαι λάθος, ...
Hungarian:rosszul emlékezni, ...
Khmer:ចងចាំខុស, ...
Korean:잘못 기억하다, ...
Persian:اشتباه کرد, ...
Polish:pomylić, ...
Portuguese (BR):lembrar errado, ...
Romanian:a reține greșit, ...
Swedish:minnas fel, ...
Thai:จำผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış hatırlamak, ...
Vietnamese:nhớ nhầm, ...

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Definition of misremembering - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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