verb
- quotes (someone or something) inaccurately
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘misquote’
noun
- inaccurate quotations
Usage: plural of ‘misquote’
Examples
- The reporter often misquotes politicians in her articles.
- He misquotes Shakespeare whenever he tries to sound intellectual.
- The newspaper misquotes the mayor’s statement about taxes.
- The book contains several misquotes from famous speeches.
- These misquotes have caused confusion among readers.
- Students should avoid misquotes in their research papers.
- The politician complained about media misquotes of his remarks.