mislabel

[mis-ley-buhl]

verb (used with object)

mislabeled, mislabeling , mislabelled, mislabelling .

1. to label wrongly, incorrectly, or misleadingly.

   to mislabel a bottle of medicine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mislabel¹

mis- ¹ + label

Example Sentences

The criteria is now so broad that the same psychiatrist who led the diagnostic expansion now argues that although the results have been overwhelmingly positive in getting autistic people much-needed services, “we should be concerned about the increasing tendency to mislabel socially awkward behavior as autistic.”

Read more on Slate

Purchase whole, head-on finfish whenever possible, as they are harder to mislabel.

Read more on Salon

Vance insisted he would continue to mislabel Haitians in his home state, regardless of their legal status.

Read more on Salon

In the lawsuit targeting McClain-Hill, one employee alleged that DWP staff and a DWP contractor worked together to purposely mislabel an invoice sent to the utility so McClain-Hill could receive free food and beverages at an April conference in Beverly Hills hosted by the contractor.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Records show the makers of disposable vapes routinely mislabel their shipments as “battery chargers,” “flashlights” and other items, hampering efforts to block products that are driving teen vaping.

Read more on Seattle Times