Misquotation (Noun)
Meaning
An incorrect quotation.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The misquotation of Mark Twain's famous phrase caused confusion among the readers, as it changed the original meaning.
- A common misquotation is "Play it again, Sam," which is often attributed to the movie Casablanca, but is actually a misquote of a line from the film.
- The activist's speech was marred by a misquotation of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech, which altered its original context.
- A misquotation can greatly distort our understanding of historical figures and their views, as seen in the often-misquoted phrase from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
- The author carefully checked quotes to avoid misquotation in her non-fiction book about influential scientists of the 20th century.