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noun
The act or process of misascribing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Synonyms: misattribution
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The result thereof: an incorrect ascription; for example, the ascription of a quality to someone or something which does not possess it, or the ascription of a quotation to someone who did not originate it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Synonyms: misattribution
Antonyms: none provided
History
From mis- + ascription.
