misclassify
verb
- inaccurately assign a label or attribute
Wiktionary
verb
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 classify English misclassify From mis- + classify.
- To classify incorrectly.