Misattribute

/ˌmɪs.əˈtrɪb.juːt/

गलत श्रेय देना; गलत रूप से जोड़ना

Origin & History

Formed from mis- (“wrongly”) + attribute (from Latin attribuere “to assign, allot, grant”).

mis- (अर्थ: गलत तरीके से) + attribute (लैटिन attribuere से, अर्थ: सौंपना/निर्धारित करना/श्रेय देना)।

Definition

To credit or assign something to someone or something incorrectly; to mistake the true author, source, or cause.

किसी कथन, कार्य, कारण या रचना का श्रेय/सम्बंध गलत व्यक्ति, स्रोत या कारण को दे देना; वास्तविक लेखक, स्रोत या कारण को गलत समझ लेना।

Parts of Speech

Verb:
The journalist misattributed the quote to the wrong politician.
पत्रकार ने उस उद्धरण का श्रेय गलत राजनेता को दे दिया।

Usage Examples

The report misattributed the increase in sales to advertising rather than seasonal demand.
She misattributed his silence to anger, but he was simply tired.
Many paintings were misattributed to the master until new evidence emerged.
Please don’t misattribute my comments to the entire team.

Synonyms

Miscredit Misassign Misidentify Mistakenly attribute Ascribe incorrectly Wrongly credit

Antonyms

Attribute correctly Credit properly Identify correctly Ascribe accurately

Related Forms

Noun
Misattribution / Misattributor
Verb
Misattribute / Misattributed / Misattributing
Adjective
Misattributed

Idioms & Phrases

Misattribute something to someone
किसी बात/रचना का श्रेय गलत रूप से किसी को दे देना
Misattribute the cause
कारण को गलत रूप से जोड़ना/मान लेना
Misattribute blame
दोष गलत व्यक्ति पर डाल देना