miscitation

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ citation

Noun

miscitation (countable and uncountable, plural miscitations)

1. incorrect citation
   • 2017, Gary Kleck, Targeting Guns: Firearms and Their Control:

     There are unfortunately dozens of similar miscitations in the medical literature on guns and violence. They include authors
     1. citing studies for support when the studies in fact contained no relevant information […]

Related terms

• miscite

References

• “miscitation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.