misclassify

verb

mis·​clas·​si·​fy ˌmis-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī How to pronounce misclassify (audio)
misclassified; misclassifying

transitive verb

: to assign (someone or something) to an incorrect group or category : to classify wrongly
a species misclassified in the wrong genus
misclassified adjective
misclassified workers/employees

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Or, more likely, misclassify the cells viewed on the slides as the wrong cancer subtype. IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2018 Industries with high injury rates also drive up workers’ compensation insurance premiums, which can incentivize companies to misclassify workers as independent contractors and deny them workers’ compensation if they get injured on the job, the analysis said. Jenny Gathright, Washington Post, 18 June 2024 Construction companies sometimes misclassify their employees as independent contractors. Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024 In 2013, two corporate executives were ordered to spend four to six months in jail for falsifying records to misclassify their salaries as expenses under their employer's larger bribery and fraud scheme. Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for misclassify 

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of misclassify was in 1874

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“Misclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misclassify. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.

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