How to Spell Misattribution?

mis·at·trib·ute
To attribute incorrectly: misattributed the quotation to Dickens.

What does Misattribution mean?

: to incorrectly indicate the cause, origin, or creator of (something) : to attribute wrongly There's still dispute about this Canadian species, which was originally misattributed to Connecticut.—

Is Misattribute a word?

Frequency: To attribute incorrectly. Misattributed the quotation to Dickens.

James H. Sterling

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