mislabeling
Incorrect label application
Mislabeling is applying an incorrect or misleading label to something.
Products may be mislabeled through error or to deceive consumers: The company was fined for mislabeling imported fish as domestic.
The term extends beyond physical labels to any incorrect categorization: Critics accused the study of mislabeling normal childhood behavior as disorder.
Also spelled mislabelling.
Incorrectly applied designation
- misnamingCalling by wrong term
- miscallingNaming something incorrectly
- mischaracterizationDescribing something inaccurately
- malapropOne who misuses words
misapplication · miscategorization · mistagging · misbranding · misdescription · wrong name
Wrongly recognizing something
- misclassificationErroneous categorical assignment
- misattributionCrediting the wrong source
- mismatchIncompatible combination
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
typo · misprint · erratum · blunder · flaw · inconsistency · inaccuracy · imprecision
Intentional criminal trickery
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
misbranding · adulteration · sham · fake · knockoff · tampering · concealment · deceptive packaging
Untrue claim of wrongdoing
- misattributionCrediting the wrong source
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
- slanderSpoken false defamation
- mistaken identityWrongly recognized as another
misnomer
Incorrectly applied designation
- misnamingCalling by wrong term
- miscallingNaming something incorrectly
- mischaracterizationDescribing something inaccurately
malaprop · misapplication · miscategorization · mistagging · misbranding · misdescription · wrong name
misidentification
Wrongly recognizing something
- misclassificationErroneous categorical assignment
- misattributionCrediting the wrong source
- mismatchIncompatible combination
discrepancy · typo · misprint · erratum · blunder · flaw · inconsistency · inaccuracy · imprecision · misstatement
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
misrepresentation · misbranding · adulteration · sham · fake · knockoff · tampering · concealment · deceptive packaging · false advertising
false accusation
Untrue claim of wrongdoing
- misattributionCrediting the wrong source
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
- slanderSpoken false defamation
- consumer hassleshidden fees, long lines, out of stock, late delivery, overcharging
- factory problemsdefects, breakdowns, downtime, bottlenecks, delays
- filing mistakesmisfiling, wrong folder, wrong order
- food adulterationdilution, watering down, cutting, tampering, doctoring
- food fraudfood fraud, substitution, misbranding, contamination
- food lawFDA, USDA, nutrition facts, recall, inspection
label, labeling, unlabeled, mislabel, mislabeled, relabeled, mislabels, relabelling, mislabelling