1. to refer incorrectly or inaccurately
Usage: formal

Examples

• The student misreferred to the wrong page in the textbook.
• The lawyer misreferred to an outdated statute during the trial.
• Please don’t misrefer patients to the wrong department.
• The article misreferred to the author’s previous work.
• She accidentally misreferred the client to another office.
• The index misreferred readers to incorrect page numbers.