misrefer

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ refer.

Verb

misrefer (third-person singular simple present misrefers, present participle misreferring, simple past and past participle misreferred)

1. To refer incorrectly.
   • 2023 July 7, Sarah A. Topol, quoting Michael Walsh, “The America That Americans Forget”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-19:

     What are we trying to communicate, and what are we trying to assert? The U.S. government often misrefers to the Freely Associated States as part of the American homeland. Are these mistakes or is there intent behind it?

Related terms

• misreferral