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misrecalled

misrecalled is the simple past and past participle of misrecall.

Meaning of misrecall

Verb

misrecall (third-person singular simple present misrecalls, present participle misrecalling, simple past and past participle misrecalled)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about misrecalled

What is misrecalled the simple past and past participle of?
Misrecalled is the simple past and past participle of misrecall.

Words near misrecalled in the dictionary

  1. misreason
  2. misreasoned
  3. misreasoning
  4. misreasons
  5. misrecall
  6. misrecalled
  7. misrecalling
  8. misrecalls
  9. misreceipt
  10. misreceive
  11. misreceived

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