1. to incorrectly assign or credit something to the wrong source, author, or cause

Examples

• The famous quote was misattributed to Einstein for decades.
• Historians often misattribute ancient texts to the wrong authors.
• Don’t misattribute your success solely to luck.
• The painting was misattributed to Picasso until experts examined it closely.
• Students frequently misattribute their poor grades to unfair teachers.
• The journalist misattributed the statement to the wrong politician.
• Researchers must be careful not to misattribute correlation to causation.