Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misascription

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-as-crip-tion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of misascribing.

Uncountable

noun

The 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.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From mis- + ascription.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

misascriptions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

misdescription

Synonyms

misattribution

Questions

What does misascription mean?
The act or process of misascribing.
Where does misascription come from?
From mis- + ascription.

How to pronounce misascription

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