misquoteverb [ T ]
uk/ˌmɪsˈkwəʊt/us/ˌmɪsˈkwoʊt/to repeat something someone has said in a way that is not accurate:
Her promise was deliberately misquoted by her opponents, who then used it against her.
I never said that at all - the press misquoted me.
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Quoting & making references
- above
- allusive
- bandy sth around
- bring
- bring sth up
- citation
- come up
- cross-reference
- direct speech
- drag
- passing
- pursuant
- quotation
- quote
- quote... unquote idiom
- referent
- said
- touch
- touch on/upon sth
- undermentioned
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misquotation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌmɪs.kwəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌmɪs.kwoʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
That was a deliberate misquotation of what I said.