1. assigning something to the wrong category, group, or class
Usage: present participle of misclassify; commonly used in academic, professional, and technical contexts

Examples

• The librarian was misclassifying books by shelving them in the wrong section.
• Misclassifying patients' symptoms can lead to incorrect diagnoses.
• The software is misclassifying emails as spam when they should be in the inbox.
• By misclassifying the data, the researcher compromised the validity of the study.
• The customs officer was accused of misclassifying imported goods to avoid tariffs.
• Misclassifying expenses can create problems during a financial audit.
• The algorithm kept misclassifying images until it was retrained with better examples.