Meaning & use
Misattributed
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Wrongly credited or assigned to the wrong person, source, or cause.
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The famous quote is often misattributed to Einstein, though he never said it.
The painting was misattributed to a minor artist for nearly a century before its true creator was identified.
A note on using this word
Common in discussions of quotations and artworks, where popular belief often outpaces careful sourcing.
Words with a similar meaning
miscreditedmisascribed
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Words with an opposite meaning
correctly attributed
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