Meanings
plural misascriptions
- uncountableusuallyThe act or process of misascribing.
Despite frequent misascription to Tycho, the work is in fact by Paul Wittich.
Synonyms: misattribution
- uncountableusuallyThe result thereof: an incorrect ascription; for example, the ascription of a quality to someone or something which does not possess it, or the ascription of a quotation to someone who did not originate it.
The idea that Tycho wrote it was a misascription.
Synonyms: misattribution
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act or process of misascribing.
nounThe result thereof: an incorrect ascription; for example, the ascription of a quality to someone or something which does not possess it, or the ascription of a quotation to someone who did not originate it.
Origin
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misascription. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misascription
“misascription.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misascription. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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