PoliticsAugust 17, 2026

misattributed

mis-uh-TRIB-yoo-ted

Definition

The act of incorrectly assigning responsibility, authorship, or blame to a person or entity for a particular outcome or action.

Etymology

The word combines the Middle English prefix 'mis-', meaning wrong or bad, with the verb 'attribute', which comes from the Latin 'attribuere', meaning to assign or allot.

In the news

The article argues that lawmakers have misattributed the creation of specific infection control policies to Dr. Fauci, when those policies were actually under the legal jurisdiction of the CDC or local governments.

Opinion | Scapegoating Fauci Won't Protect Us From the Next Pandemic

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