Misquote (Noun)
Meaning
An incorrect quotation.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The news article was criticized for the deliberate misquote of the politician's statement.
- Her rival accused her of using a misquote to manipulate public opinion.
- After verifying the original text, we realized the interview contained a blatant misquote of our company's mission statement.
- The professor pointed out the misquote on the poster, which incorrectly attributed a famous phrase to the wrong historical figure.
- A correction was published the next day, apologizing for the misquote that had been taken out of context.