misremember

Everyday

To misremember something is to remember it wrongly. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and in history lessons it explains why witnesses disagree. In everyday life people misremember names, numbers or what happened. In a maths problem a character may misremember a number, so you must spot the wrong one. Phrase: if I don't misremember (old-fashioned).

Examples

• I misremembered the date of the party and went on the wrong day. tree →
• Witnesses often misremember small details. tree →
• He misremembered the phone number by one digit. tree →
• I may have misremembered her name; was it Ella or Emma? tree →
• Grandpa misremembers where he puts his glasses. tree →
• She misremembered the recipe and used salt instead of sugar. tree →
• Ben misremembered 7 times 8 as 54; it is 56. tree →
• Memories can change, so we sometimes misremember things. tree →

Note

Regular verb. The prefix "mis-" means wrongly or badly (misspell, misunderstand). A slightly formal word; everyday phrase is "remember wrong" or "get it wrong".