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misattributed

/mɪsˈætrɪbjʊtɪd/ adjective · British & US
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What does misattributed mean?

adjective

Incorrectly attributed or assigned; wrongly credited or associated.

Example

"The artist's work was misattributed to a rival painter for many years."

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