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🙅 To wrongly acknowledge 💸 To record wrongly
to miscredit

to miscredit

8.2
To say the wrong person made something or not name the real maker
  • verb
  • /ˌmɪsˈkrɛdɪt/
translation icon : atribuir erróneamente
  • The film mistakenly miscredited the composer in the closing titles.

Examples

  • The documentary miscredited the researcher, attributing the findings to another scientist.

  • She was upset when the report miscredited her work to someone else.

  • If you miscredit the source, it can lead to confusion and misinformation.

  • Don't miscredit her contributions!

  • He miscredited the author of the article.

  • It's important to recognize and not miscredit the team members who contributed to the project.

  • If you miscredit an author's ideas, you might unintentionally spread false information.

Synonyms

to misattribute
vsto miscredit
1 7.4

To say someone wrote or did something when they did not

also includes not giving proper credit at all

How Accurate

to credit
110 3.5
to attribute
228 3.8
to miscredit
8.2
to blame
∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

miscredit infinitive
miscredited past
miscredited past participle
miscrediting present participle
miscredits third person singular

Morphology

miscredit = credit (transparent) = mis + credit

Formed by productive English prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' + the verb 'credit', so the sense is directly derived and predictable.

Etymology

The word miscredit joins mis- ('wrong') and credit (the common word for 'trust' or the praise you give for work), so imagine giving credit to the wrong person. That's why to miscredit someone is to put the acknowledgment on the wrong person or not give the credit they deserve.