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misremembering

misremembering is the present participle and gerund of misremember.

Meaning of misremember

Verb

misremember (third-person singular simple present misremembers, present participle misremembering, simple past and past participle misremembered)

  1. (ambitransitive) To remember incorrectly.
    • . . . that he, who twice upon oath, with time of recollection, could not remember anything of such a business, might well, a third time, misremember somewhat.1641 April 21, Lord George Digby, Delivery to the House of Commons on the Bill of Attainder against Stratford

Noun

misremembering (plural misrememberings)

  1. An instance of remembering something incorrectly.

Forms of misremembering

pluralmisrememberings

Questions about misremembering

What does misremembering mean?
Misremembering means an instance of remembering something incorrectly.
What is misremembering the present participle and gerund of?
Misremembering is the present participle and gerund of misremember.
What part of speech is misremembering?
Misremembering is a noun.
What is the plural of misremembering?
The plural of misremembering is misrememberings.

Words near misremembering in the dictionary

  1. misreligions
  2. misrely
  3. misrelying
  4. misremember
  5. misremembered
  6. misremembering
  7. misrememberings
  8. misremembers
  9. misremembrance
  10. misremembrances
  11. misremunerate

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