misclassification
noun
- inaccurately assign a label or attribute
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English classification English misclassification From mis- + classification.
- The act or process of misclassifying.