misattribute
verb[T]
(alsomis-attribute)uk/ˌmɪs.əˈtrɪb.juːt/us/ˌmɪs.əˈtrɪb.juːt/towronglysay orthinkthat someone or something has aparticularqualityorfeatureas aresultof someone or somethingelse:
Hisbadtemperiscommonlymisattributedtothechronicpainin hisleg.
This isn't the only word that he misattributes: from thelistof words said to haveAfricanorigins, only two arelikelytoderivefromAfricanlanguages.
Hecontendsthat much of theslumpinrevenueshas been mis-attributedtodownsizing.
towronglysay orthinkthat something wascreated, said, or written by aparticularperson:
Themuseummisattributed apaintingtoVincent Van Gogh.
Ofcourseitmattersif aquotationis misattributed.
Thequotationis from George Bernard Shaw,althoughit is often mis-attributedtoKennedy.
- Conflict overissuesmay be misattributed torelationshipconflict.
- Herideasarerepeatedlymisattributed tomalecolleagues.
- He wasappalledat how theremarkwas being misattributed.
Analysing and evaluating
- adjudication
- analysable
- analyse
- analyser
- enquiry
- gauge
- go over
- go through
- have the measure ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- inspect
- inspection
- probe
- reinterpretation
- reinvestigate
- reinvestigation
- research
- risk assessment
- scratch
- the acid test
- vet
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