misattributes
Assigns to wrong source
Misattributes means to wrongly assign something—a quotation, an idea, a work of art—to the wrong source or creator: The internet constantly misattributes quotes to Einstein and Churchill.
Someone who misattributes a painting credits it to the wrong artist; someone who misattributes a symptom blames it on the wrong cause.
Wrong action or decision
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- miscalculationError in estimation
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
flaw · blunder · slipup · confusion · mix-up · misidentification · mislabel · miscredit
Cited passage or price
- authorshipOrigin of written work
- originStarting point or source
- citationMention of a source
- provenanceRecord of ownership
credit · plagiarism · apocryphal · spurious · ghostwriter · anonymous · pseudonymous · forgery
mistake
Wrong action or decision
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- miscalculationError in estimation
misjudgment · flaw · blunder · slipup · confusion · mix-up · misidentification · mislabel · miscredit · erroneous
quotation
Cited passage or price
- authorshipOrigin of written work
- originStarting point or source
- citationMention of a source
provenance · credit · plagiarism · apocryphal · spurious · ghostwriter · anonymous · pseudonymous · forgery · fabrication
scapegoat
Unfairly blamed person
innocent · unfounded · unjust · defame · vilify · implicate · incriminate · allegation · libel · slander
misattribute, misattributed, misattribution, misattributing, misattributions