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misquote

intermediateB2

/mɪsˈkwoʊt/ · mis-quote

to quote someone incorrectly

Meanings

verbformal

to quote someone incorrectly

کسی کو درست طور پر اقتباس نہ کرنا

غلط اقتباس کرنا

ghalat iqtaas karna

Formal: غلط اقتباس دینا

Synonyms

misstatequote inaccuratelymisrepresentغلط بیان کرناغلط حوالہ دیناغلط معلومات دینا

Antonyms

quote accuratelystate correctlyrepresent faithfullyصحیح طور پر اقتباس کرناصحیح بیان کرناوفاداری سے پیش کرنا

Common Collocations

  • misquote someone
  • frequently misquote
  • intent to misquote

Example Sentences

The journalist chose to misquote the politician for sensationalism.

صحافی نے سنسنی خیزی کے لیے سیاستدان کا غلط اقتباس لیا۔

Sahāfī ne sansanī kheezī ke liye sīyāsatdān ka ghalat iqtaas liā.

It is unethical to misquote someone in an article.

کسی کو مضمون میں غلط اقتباس دینا غیر اخلاقی ہے۔

Kisi ko maqālā meñ ghalat iqtaas denā gher ikhlāqī hai.

She was upset to find that her words had been misquoted.

وہ اس بات پر ناراض تھی کہ اس کے الفاظ کو غلط بیان کیا گیا تھا۔

Woh is bāt par nārāz thī keh us ke alfāz ko ghalat bayan kiya gā thā.

Easily Confused With

quote:Misquote involves incorrect quoting, while quote means to repeat someone's words accurately.

Word Family

quote
verbاقتباس کرنا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Remember 'misquote' by thinking of 'mis' in misbehave.

Visualize a newspaper with a red ink mark over a misquoted statement.

📖 Etymology

Origin: English "misquote" — to quote incorrectly

First known use: 20th century

Derived from the prefix 'mis-' meaning wrong or badly, and 'quote', referring to the act of citing someone’s words.