SINCE 1828
misattribution
noun
mis·at·tri·bu·tion
| \ ˌmis-ˌa-trə-ˈbyü-shən
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plural misattributions
Definition of misattribution
: an incorrect attribution (as for a piece of artwork)
For decades this portrait had suffered one misattribution after another. More recently the artist had been listed as unknown.— James G. Barber
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