misrecall
misrecall verb: to recall incorrectly.
Verb
misrecall (third-person singular simple present misrecalls, present participle misrecalling, simple past and past participle misrecalled)
- To recall incorrectly.
- That was the same slogan that Vice President Dan Quayle famously misrecalled in 1989 when he said, “What a waste it is to lose one’s mind.”2009 August 2, Jack Rosenthal, “A Terrible Thing to Waste”, in New York Times
Forms of misrecall
| third-person singular present | misrecalls |
|---|---|
| present participle | misrecalling |
| past participle | misrecalled |
| past | misrecalled |
Origin of misrecall
From mis- + recall.
Questions about misrecall
- What does misrecall mean?
- Misrecall means to recall incorrectly.
- What part of speech is misrecall?
- Misrecall is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misrecall?
- The past tense of misrecall is misrecalled.
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