falsely attribute

Frequency: 6.96.8 per million words

to wrongly regard something as being caused by or belonging to someone/something

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Examples (10)

  • The critics falsely attributed the painting to Picasso.
  • She falsely attributed her success to luck rather than hard work.
  • The newspaper falsely attributed the quote to the wrong politician.
  • Historians often falsely attribute this invention to the wrong century.
  • Don't falsely attribute your failures to external circumstances.
  • The researcher was accused of falsely attributing data to unreliable sources.
  • Many people falsely attribute this famous saying to Einstein.
  • The company falsely attributed the product defects to shipping damage.
  • Students sometimes falsely attribute their poor grades to unfair teachers.
  • The witness falsely attributed the crime to an innocent person.