mislabel

[ mis-ley-buhl ]

verb (used with object)

, mis·la·beled, mis·la·bel·ing or (especially British) mis·la·belled, mis·la·bel·ling.

1. to label wrongly, incorrectly, or misleadingly:

   to mislabel a bottle of medicine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mislabel¹

mis- ¹ + label

Example Sentences

Purchase whole, head-on finfish whenever possible, as they are harder to mislabel.

From Salon

Vance insisted he would continue to mislabel Haitians in his home state, regardless of their legal status.

From Salon

In the lawsuit targeting McClain-Hill, one employee alleged that DWP staff and a DWP contractor worked together to purposely mislabel an invoice sent to the utility so McClain-Hill could receive free food and beverages at an April conference in Beverly Hills hosted by the contractor.

From Los Angeles Times

Records show the makers of disposable vapes routinely mislabel their shipments as “battery chargers,” “flashlights” and other items, hampering efforts to block products that are driving teen vaping.

From Seattle Times

And the companies that make the precursors routinely use fake return addresses and mislabel the products to avoid being caught by law enforcement.

From Washington Times