misclassification

noun

mis·​clas·​si·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌmis-ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

plural misclassifications

: an act or instance of wrongly assigning someone or something to a group or category : incorrect classification

Cracking down on the misclassification of workers so that those mislabeled as "independent contractors" can become unionizable employees.

—Harold Meyerson

Examples of misclassification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That would cut down on misclassification fraud, cash payments and other forms of wage theft, Fredson said, without necessarily increasing the overall cost of development, as the contractor or developer in those instances tends to pocket the savings anyway. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 May 2025

Several high-profile companies, including Microsoft, Time Warner, and Lyft, have faced court cases over allegations of worker misclassification. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025

This new development marks the first time Nigerian regulators have officially recognized Bitcoin, albeit as a security, which some would consider a misclassification. —Abubakar Nur Khalil, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

The hidden dangers of misclassification Getting product classification wrong is not just a small technical mistake. —Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for misclassification

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization