miscredit
|mis-cred-it|
C1
/mɪsˈkrɛdɪt/
wrong attribution
Etymology
Etymology Information
'miscredit' originates from the prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' and the word 'credit' from Latin 'creditum', meaning 'a loan, thing entrusted to another'.
Historical Evolution
'miscredit' evolved from the combination of 'mis-' and 'credit', which was used in Middle English as 'credite'.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it meant 'to wrongly attribute credit', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
to attribute something incorrectly or falsely.
The historian was criticized for miscrediting the invention to the wrong scientist.
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Last updated: 2025/03/28 14:53