misattribution

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act or process of misattributing.
2. noun An incorrect attribution.

   the misattribution of Shakespeare's plays to Francis Bacon

Similar words

misimputation misascription misidentification misprision misclassification misaccusation misinterpretation mis-association misassociation misconstruction

Often followed by

of and to is in or errors therapy can

Word family

misattributions