misclassification

noun

The act or process of misclassifying.

OriginEnglish classification ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

nounmisclassification (countable and uncountable, plural misclassifications)

plural misclassifications

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process of misclassifying.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishclassification
  10. Englishmisclassification

From mis- + classification.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

classificationism
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APA

misclassification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misclassification

MLA

“misclassification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misclassification. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misclassification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misclassification.

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