Meaning & use
Mislabeled
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Given an incorrect or misleading label, name, or classification.
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The recalled products were mislabeled, listing an ingredient that wasn't actually inside.
Historians argue the era has been mislabeled as a time of decline when it was actually one of quiet innovation.
A note on using this word
British English commonly spells it 'mislabelled,' with a doubled 'l' before the suffix.
Words with a similar meaning
misidentifiedmistagged
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