misascription

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Synonyms: misdescription

Antonyms: misdescription

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Noun

1. The act or process of [[misascribe|misascribing]].
2. 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.

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