falsely label

Frequency: 6.86.5 per million words

to describe someone or something with a word or phrase that is inaccurate

falselyADVERB + VERB

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label

Examples (10)

  • The media should not falsely label protesters as extremists.
  • It's wrong to falsely label someone as a criminal without evidence.
  • Critics falsely labeled the new policy as discriminatory.
  • The company was falsely labeled as environmentally irresponsible.
  • Don't falsely label this product as organic when it's not.
  • The witness falsely labeled the defendant as the perpetrator.
  • Social media users often falsely label content as fake news.
  • The report falsely labeled the organization as a terrorist group.
  • Politicians sometimes falsely label their opponents' proposals as radical.
  • The study was criticized for falsely labeling the participants' responses.