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misquoted

VERB

lie, distort

Synonyms

WEAK

adulterate angle beard belie build up cloak color con confuse cover up disguise distort dress embellish embroider equivocate exaggerate falsify garble give snow job mangle mask miscolor misinterpret misreport misstate overdraw overstate palter pervert phony up pirate prevaricate promote puff skew slant snow spread it on stretch take out of context throw a curve trump up twist warp

Antonyms

WEAK

be forthright be honest explain

Example Sentences

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He opened with the oft-quoted – and misquoted - line from Oscar Wilde about the US and England having everything in common "except, of course, a language".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

“Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated,” says the text over the photo, referencing a famous and famously misquoted line from the American literary icon.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

His opinion repeatedly misquoted key pieces of evidence to accuse officials of saying things that they did not.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2025

Purra apologised for making inappropriate comments in the past, but also said the media took many statements out of context, exaggerated and misquoted others and failed to recognise sarcasm.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023

She quoted Frost; she misquoted Stevens; she paraphrased Rilke's description of love.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez