mislabel

American  

[mis-ley-buhl] / mɪsˈleɪ bəl /

verb (used with object)

mislabeled, mislabeling, mislabelled, mislabelling

1. to label wrongly, incorrectly, or misleadingly.

   to mislabel a bottle of medicine.

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Etymology

Origin of mislabel

mis- ¹ + label

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2024

He has found that many such trials mislabel one or more arms as “usual care,” sometimes endangering participants and misinforming physicians, which he calls “a big problem.”

From Science Magazine • Aug. 12, 2021

They expressed concern that suppliers who knowingly mislabel catch will damage the movement.

From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2018

It’s no great tragedy if they mislabel 1 percent of cats as dogs, or send you to the wrong movie on occasion, but in something like a self-driving car we all want greater assurances.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2016

In all these cases, the people who we mislabel leaders only followed the will of the people.

From The Guardian • Nov. 7, 2016