Definition of Mislabelling

1. Verb. (present participle of mislabel) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mislabelling

1. mislabel [v] - See also: mislabel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mislabelling

miskick
miskicked
miskicking
miskicks
misknew
misknow
misknowing
misknowledge
misknowledges
misknown
misknows
mislabel
mislabeled
mislabeling
mislabelled
mislabelling (current term)
mislabels
mislabor
mislabored
mislaboring
mislabors
mislactation
mislaid
mislaid properties
mislaid property
mislain
mislay
mislayer
mislayers
mislaying

Literary usage of Mislabelling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1895)
"... we are falling into the same habit as the person who calls dropsy a disease, and it is more than likely that often we are mislabelling gouty conditions. ..."

2. The Well of English and the Bucket by Burges Johnson (1917)
"Varieties of evident mislabelling are unfortunately too numerous for cataloging, but it seems to me that we might mention the play which exploits race ..."

3. HIV Risk Exposure Among Young Children: A Study of 2-9 Year Olds Served by ...by Olive Shisana by Olive Shisana (2005)
"These findings suggest the possibility of breast milk from an HIV-infected mother being given to the wrong baby because of mislabelling. ..."

4. The Social Impact of Gambling in South Africa by Stephen P. Rule, Chris Sibanyoni (2000)
"... about problematic behaviour based on another country's (ie the United States) norms runs the risk of mislabelling some people as ill when they are not. ..."

5. The Chemical Trade Journal and Oil, Paint and Colour Review (1892)
"... of the mislabelling, entered a verdict for the defendants on the plaintiffs' claim, and for the defendants on the counter-claim for ^827. ..."

6. National Computer Security Conference Proceedings, 1992: Information Systems by DIANE Publishing Company (1992)
"... may attempt to spoof the user into unintentionally downgrading information through mislabelling of windows. The response to this criticism is simple. ..."

7. International Banking & Information Security Conference: 1997 edited by Don Krysakowski (1997)
"... Timely access to data • Avoid delays - Eg, prevent system crashes & arrange for recovery plans • Avoid inconvenience - Eg, prevent mislabelling of files ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Mislabelling on Dictionary.com!Search for Mislabelling on Thesaurus.com!Search for Mislabelling on Google!Search for Mislabelling on Wikipedia!

Search