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# misremembered

phrase (verb, past: misremember, misremembers, misremembered)

«misremembered» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (euphemism, official) gave a false account, said something untrue — often to avoid saying «lied». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misremembered/#m1)
2. (literal) remembered wrongly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misremembered/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used by politicians or famous people when caught saying something false, to suggest an honest mistake. Register: official, spin; all regions.

### Examples

- The politician said he had misremembered the events. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misremembered/#x1)
- I misremembered the date of the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misremembered/#x2)
- News: The star says she misremembered the story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misremembered/#x3)
- Chat: «misremembered» = lied [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misremembered/#x4)
- Grandpa misremembered the name of the street. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misremembered/#x5)

### Note

It can be an honest memory mistake, or an excuse. Plain words: said something false.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «misremembered» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misremembered/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«misremembered» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/misremembered.html) on Mova free.