mislabelled
Bearing incorrect designation
Mislabelled means incorrectly labeled—marked with wrong information about contents, origin, or identity.
Food may be mislabelled as organic when it isn't.
A species can be mislabelled in a museum collection.
The term extends to figurative categorization: The media mislabelled her as a radical.
Also spelled mislabeled.
Wrongly recognizing something
- misnomerIncorrectly applied designation
- misclassificationErroneous categorical assignment
- misattributionCrediting the wrong source
- miscategorizationIncorrect sorting or grouping
misprint · typo · incorrect · erroneous · misnamed · mistaken · wrong · inaccurate
Intentional criminal trickery
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- shamFraudulent imitation
- fakeNot the real thing
misrepresentation · falsification · deceit · hoax · imposture · scam · trickery · masquerade
Act of setting straight
- amendmentChange to official text
- relabellingChanging an item's designation
- reclassificationChanging an item's category
- updateNew version or information
revision · fix · erratum · redaction · recall · retraction · clarification · annotation
misidentification
Wrongly recognizing something
- misnomerIncorrectly applied designation
- misclassificationErroneous categorical assignment
- misattributionCrediting the wrong source
miscategorization · misprint · typo · incorrect · erroneous · misnamed · mistaken · wrong · inaccurate · faulty
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- shamFraudulent imitation
fake · misrepresentation · falsification · deceit · hoax · imposture · scam · trickery · masquerade · charade
rectification
Act of setting straight
- amendmentChange to official text
- relabellingChanging an item's designation
- reclassificationChanging an item's category
update · revision · fix · erratum · redaction · recall · retraction · clarification · annotation · sticker