noun
- an instance or act of recalling something inaccurately
Usage: gerund form; often used in psychology and cognitive science contexts
verb
- failing to remember something correctly; recalling something inaccurately or incompletely
Usage: present participle of 'misremember'
Examples
- She was misremembering the details of the accident when she told the police officer.
- His misremembering of the conversation led to a misunderstanding between them.
- People often end up misremembering events from their childhood.
- The witness was misremembering key facts from the night of the incident.
- Misremembering is a common cognitive phenomenon studied by psychologists.
- He apologized for misremembering her birthday by a week.