Get to know Misquote better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like quote or quotation.
Misquote meaning
To incorrectly recite or record a quotation.
Using Misquote
- The main meaning on this page is: To incorrectly recite or record a quotation.
- Useful related words include: quote, misquotation, quotation, citation.
Context around Misquote
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Misquote
- In this selection, "misquote" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, supporters, either, anyone and first stand out and add context to how "misquote" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include citation this misquote first appeared and didn t misquote anyone. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "misquote" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with misquote
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I didn’t misquote anyone. (5 words)
It wasn’t a misquote, either; let’s look at the tape. (12 words)
See Louth, Dionysius the Areopagite, (1987), p14, who suggests that, although ambiguous, Dionysius is not monophysite (he also points out that Severus and his supporters misquote Dionysius's Fourth Epistle to back up their view). (35 words)
Now often recast as "Getting there firstest with the mostest", citation this misquote first appeared in print in a New York Tribune article written to provide colorful comments in reaction to European interest in Civil War generals. (37 words)
See Louth, Dionysius the Areopagite, (1987), p14, who suggests that, although ambiguous, Dionysius is not monophysite (he also points out that Severus and his supporters misquote Dionysius's Fourth Epistle to back up their view). (35 words)
It wasn’t a misquote, either; let’s look at the tape. (12 words)
Example sentences (4)
It wasn’t a misquote, either; let’s look at the tape.
I didn’t misquote anyone.
Now often recast as "Getting there firstest with the mostest", citation this misquote first appeared in print in a New York Tribune article written to provide colorful comments in reaction to European interest in Civil War generals.
See Louth, Dionysius the Areopagite, (1987), p14, who suggests that, although ambiguous, Dionysius is not monophysite (he also points out that Severus and his supporters misquote Dionysius's Fourth Epistle to back up their view).