Miscredited

/ˌmɪsˈkrɛdɪtɪd/

गलत श्रेय दिया हुआ; गलत नाम से credited

Origin & History

From mis- (“wrongly”) + credited (past participle of credit), ultimately from Latin credere (“to believe, trust”).

mis- (“गलत तरीके से”) + credited (credit का भूतकाल/भूतकृदंत), और credit की जड़ लैटिन credere (“विश्वास करना, भरोसा करना”) से आती है।

Definition

Used when credit, authorship, or responsibility is given to the wrong person, organization, or source, often by mistake or error in records, media, or publications.

जब श्रेय, लेखन-स्वामित्व, या ज़िम्मेदारी गलती से गलत व्यक्ति, संस्था, या स्रोत को दे दी जाती है, अक्सर रिकॉर्ड, मीडिया, या प्रकाशन में त्रुटि के कारण।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
The photo was miscredited in the newspaper.
अख़बार में फोटो का श्रेय गलत व्यक्ति को दे दिया गया था।
Verb (past tense/past participle):
The editor miscredited the quote to the wrong author.
संपादक ने उद्धरण का श्रेय गलत लेखक को दे दिया।

Usage Examples

The song was miscredited to a different composer on the album notes.
She discovered her research had been miscredited in the final report.
Several images were miscredited due to a database error.
The article was corrected after the expert was miscredited.

Synonyms

Wrongly credited Incorrectly credited Misattributed Wrongly attributed Miscited

Antonyms

Properly credited Correctly credited Rightly credited Accurately attributed

Related Forms

Noun
Miscrediting
Verb
Miscredit / Miscrediting / Miscredited
Adjective

Idioms & Phrases

Be miscredited
गलत तरीके से श्रेय दिया जाना
Miscredited to someone
किसी के नाम गलत श्रेय/एट्रिब्यूशन होना
Miscredited in the press
मीडिया/प्रेस में गलत श्रेय दिया जाना