Miscredit

/ˌmɪsˈkrɛdɪt/

गलत श्रेय देना; गलत व्यक्ति/स्रोत के नाम करना

Origin & History

Formed in modern English from mis- (“wrongly”) + credit (“to acknowledge/attribute”).

आधुनिक अंग्रेज़ी में mis- (अर्थ: ‘गलत तरीके से’) + credit (अर्थ: ‘श्रेय/मान्यता देना, किसी के नाम करना’) से निर्मित।

Definition

To credit incorrectly—assigning praise, authorship, responsibility, or achievement to someone or something that did not actually earn it.

गलत श्रेय देना—किसी कार्य, विचार, सफलता, लेखन या जिम्मेदारी का श्रेय/लेखकत्व/प्रशंसा गलत व्यक्ति या स्रोत को दे देना।

Parts of Speech

Verb:
The report miscredited the discovery to the wrong researcher.
रिपोर्ट ने उस खोज का श्रेय गलत शोधकर्ता को दे दिया।

Usage Examples

The newspaper miscredited the photo to a different agency.
Please don’t miscredit my assistant for decisions I made.
The software update fixed an issue that had been miscredited to hardware failure.
He apologized after realizing he had miscredited the quote.

Antonyms

Credit correctly Attribute correctly Acknowledge Recognize Give due credit

Related Forms

Noun
Miscredit / Miscrediting
Verb
Miscredit / Miscredits / Miscrediting / Miscredited
Adjective

Idioms & Phrases

Miscredit someone with something
किसी चीज़ का गलत श्रेय किसी को देना
Miscredit a quote to someone
उद्धरण का श्रेय गलत व्यक्ति को देना