mis-citation|mɪssaɪˈteɪʃən| [mis-1 4.] Incorrect citation. 1634Bp. Hall Residue Contempl. 190 What a mis-citation is this? ‘Moses commanded’. The law was Gods, not Moseses.1896Saintsbury Hist. 19th Cent.Lit. v. 250 He made his own case worse by mis-citation.