misreference

noun

mis·​ref·​er·​ence ˌmis-ˈre-fərn(t)s 

-ˈre-f(ə-)rən(t)s

plural misreferences

: an incorrect or mistaken reference

A few gratingly silly mistakes also intrude at that point. There is no "Place Leon Bloom" in Paris, since that spot was named after the leader of the Popular Front rather than a misreference to Leopold Bloom from Ulysses.

—Mark Thomas

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above