misrememberv.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsrᵻˈmɛmbə/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsrəˈmɛmbər/,

/ˌmɪsriˈmɛmbər/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and remember v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, remember v.¹

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + remember v.¹

1. transitive. To remember wrongly or imperfectly; to have an imperfect recollection of. Also (Scottish and Irish English): to forget.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > faulty recollection > recollect wrongly [verb (transitive)]

forgetc1300

oblivec1500

misremember1533

oblitec1560

to wear outa1676

misrecollect1818

misrecall1959

1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. To Rdr. sig. Niv Not y^e pacifyer but my selfe was ouersene in that place with a lytle haste, in mysse remembrynge one worde of his.

1641 Ld. Finch in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 226 He who twice upon Oath with time of recollection, could not remember any thing of such a Business, might well a third time misremember somewhat.

1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. vi. 80 [Words] may be..mistaken, perverted, or mis-remembered by the hearers.

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. I. i. x. 170 The oftener a man has had to give an account of a fact, the less likely he is to have forgotten it, or in any point misremembered it.

1856 C. J. Lever Martins of Cro' Martin xv. 159 He forgets many a thing, but no man living can say that he ever misremembered a duel.

1890 ‘W. A. Wallace’ Only a Sister xxix. 325 A doctor—..I misremember his name.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 11 June 9/1 It must be remembered, what the Opposition endeavours to misremember, that land is not a form of property on all fours with every other form of property.

1975 S. R. Delany Dhalgren iii. iii. 172 The smoke was so thick he wondered if the glass were opaque and he only misremembered it as clear.

1985 J. Berman Talking Cure vi. 158 What she had misremembered as an attempt to murder her sister was only harmless jealousy.

2009 T. Wheatley in W. Hirstein Confabulation x. 209 Things that were previously imagined (or dreamt) have the potential to be misremembered as having actually occurred.

2. intransitive. To be mistaken in one's memory or recollection of something.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > faulty recollection > recollect wrongly [verb (intransitive)]

misremember1614

misrecollect1787

disremember1815

1614 J. Donne Lett. (1651) 191 He is here, practising for the Mask; of which, if I mis-remember not, I writ as much as you desire to know, in a Letter.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iii. ii. 64 A Cave, which (if I misremember not) was lined with those Stalactical-Stones.

1815 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 454 I did not like to write to you without the book at my elbow, least I should misremember.

1841 C. J. Lever Charles O'Malley xcix ‘What do they call the convent?’ ‘It is a hard word, I misremember.’

1990 R. Barnard City of Strangers 213 Either of them could have misremembered.

2004 P. Butcher Perfect Distance iii. 20 ‘He didn't even get a medal after winning the previous year.’ In fact, Hook misremembers, as Ovett won the bronze medal.

Derivatives

misreˈmembering n. the action of misremember v.; an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1835 J. Knowles Pronouncing & Explanatory Dict. Eng. Lang. 440/2 Misremembering.

1839 R. W. Emerson Let. 15 Mar. in Athenæum (1882) 22 July 114/3 They have their uncertainties and misrememberings also.

1951 Philos. Q. 1 279 Mr. Woozley argues..that misremembering is simply the remembering of something else.

1992 London Rev. Bks. 26 Mar. 15/4 (advt.) Thomas Pinney has done an excellent job, correcting scores of misrememberings and identifying scores of references.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	misremember
释义	misrememberv. Brit. /ˌmɪsrᵻˈmɛmbə/, U.S. /ˌmɪsrəˈmɛmbər/, /ˌmɪsriˈmɛmbər/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and remember v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, remember v.¹ Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + remember v.¹ 1. transitive. To remember wrongly or imperfectly; to have an imperfect recollection of. Also (Scottish and Irish English): to forget. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > faulty recollection > recollect wrongly [verb (transitive)] forgetc1300 oblivec1500 misremember1533 oblitec1560 to wear outa1676 misrecollect1818 misrecall1959 1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. To Rdr. sig. Niv Not y^e pacifyer but my selfe was ouersene in that place with a lytle haste, in mysse remembrynge one worde of his. 1641 Ld. Finch in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 226 He who twice upon Oath with time of recollection, could not remember any thing of such a Business, might well a third time misremember somewhat. 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. vi. 80 [Words] may be..mistaken, perverted, or mis-remembered by the hearers. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. I. i. x. 170 The oftener a man has had to give an account of a fact, the less likely he is to have forgotten it, or in any point misremembered it. 1856 C. J. Lever Martins of Cro' Martin xv. 159 He forgets many a thing, but no man living can say that he ever misremembered a duel. 1890 ‘W. A. Wallace’ Only a Sister xxix. 325 A doctor—..I misremember his name. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 11 June 9/1 It must be remembered, what the Opposition endeavours to misremember, that land is not a form of property on all fours with every other form of property. 1975 S. R. Delany Dhalgren iii. iii. 172 The smoke was so thick he wondered if the glass were opaque and he only misremembered it as clear. 1985 J. Berman Talking Cure vi. 158 What she had misremembered as an attempt to murder her sister was only harmless jealousy. 2009 T. Wheatley in W. Hirstein Confabulation x. 209 Things that were previously imagined (or dreamt) have the potential to be misremembered as having actually occurred. 2. intransitive. To be mistaken in one's memory or recollection of something. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > faulty recollection > recollect wrongly [verb (intransitive)] misremember1614 misrecollect1787 disremember1815 1614 J. Donne Lett. (1651) 191 He is here, practising for the Mask; of which, if I mis-remember not, I writ as much as you desire to know, in a Letter. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iii. ii. 64 A Cave, which (if I misremember not) was lined with those Stalactical-Stones. 1815 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 454 I did not like to write to you without the book at my elbow, least I should misremember. 1841 C. J. Lever Charles O'Malley xcix ‘What do they call the convent?’ ‘It is a hard word, I misremember.’ 1990 R. Barnard City of Strangers 213 Either of them could have misremembered. 2004 P. Butcher Perfect Distance iii. 20 ‘He didn't even get a medal after winning the previous year.’ In fact, Hook misremembers, as Ovett won the bronze medal. Derivatives misreˈmembering n. the action of misremember v.; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1835 J. Knowles Pronouncing & Explanatory Dict. Eng. Lang. 440/2 Misremembering. 1839 R. W. Emerson Let. 15 Mar. in Athenæum (1882) 22 July 114/3 They have their uncertainties and misrememberings also. 1951 Philos. Q. 1 279 Mr. Woozley argues..that misremembering is simply the remembering of something else. 1992 London Rev. Bks. 26 Mar. 15/4 (advt.) Thomas Pinney has done an excellent job, correcting scores of misrememberings and identifying scores of references. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1533
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