misclassified
Put wrong category
Misclassified means wrongly categorized or assigned to the incorrect group.
Workers may be misclassified as independent contractors rather than employees, affecting their benefits and legal protections.
Data can be misclassified in research, specimens in biology, expenses in accounting: The email was misclassified as spam.
The error implies a system exists for sorting things correctly.
Unfairly favoring one side
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
unfair · assumption · preconception · snap judgment · false positive · false negative · mislabeled · stigmatized
Mark with incorrect information
- misidentifyName incorrectly
- miscategorizeLabel under wrong type
- misdiagnoseIncorrectly identify a condition
- misallocateDistribute to wrong place
misfile · misassign · miscode · misplace · miscoded · misfiled · misattributed · sorting error
Changing an item's category
- recategorizeAssign to different group
- reassignAllocate to new duties
- relabelAssign a new designation
- correctFree from error
rectify · amend · revise · update · review · appeal · overturn · reassess
Not noticed or considered
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- deniedRefused or disavowed
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- penalizedGiven a disadvantage for violation
disadvantaged · mishandled · lost · delayed · misrouted · misdirected · appeal process · grievance
biased
Unfairly favoring one side
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
discrimination · unfair · assumption · preconception · snap judgment · false positive · false negative · mislabeled · stigmatized · misjudged
mislabel
Mark with incorrect information
- misidentifyName incorrectly
- miscategorizeLabel under wrong type
- misdiagnoseIncorrectly identify a condition
misallocate · misfile · misassign · miscode · misplace · miscoded · misfiled · misattributed · sorting error · clerical error
reclassification
Changing an item's category
- recategorizeAssign to different group
- reassignAllocate to new duties
- relabelAssign a new designation
correct · rectify · amend · revise · update · review · appeal · overturn · reassess · audit
overlooked
Not noticed or considered
penalized · disadvantaged · mishandled · lost · delayed · misrouted · misdirected · appeal process · grievance · complaint