Meaning

1 senses

  1. To erroneously attribute; to falsely ascribe; used especially of authorship.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. The phrase "Let them eat cake!" was misattributed to Marie Antoinette.

    ruФраза "Пусть едят пирожные!" была ошибочно приписана Марии-Антуанетте.

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  2. Winston Churchill, Mark Twain, and Albert Einstein all have many quotes misattributed to them.

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  3. There are many quotes that are misattributed to Winston Churchill, Mark Twain, or Albert Einstein, sometimes simultaneously.

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Forms

misattributes, misattributing, misattributed, misattributed
Base formmisattribute · to misattribute
3rd person singularmisattributes
Present participlemisattributing
Past simplemisattributed
Past participlemisattributed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymisattribute
he, she, itmisattributes

Past simpleLesson

all personsmisattributed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave misattributed
he, she, ithas misattributed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill misattribute

Synonyms

1 synonyms
misascribe

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
misanthropemisanthropicmisanthropymisappropriatemisbehavemiscalculatemiscalculationmiscarriage
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