malobservationn.
/ˌmalɒbzəˈveɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌmælɑbzərˈveɪʃən/ Faulty or imperfect observation.
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the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > [noun] > failure to discover
indiscovery1629
malobservation1843
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > [noun] > defective observation
malobservation1843
1843 J. S. Mill Syst. Logic II. v. iv. 387 It is mal-observation, when something is not simply unseen, but seen wrong; when the fact or phenomenon..is mistaken for something else.
1886 H. Maudsley Nat. Causes & Supernat. Seemings 50 The common malobservation which, taking note of agreeing, takes no note of contradicting, instances.
1895 Daily Chron. 29 Oct. 3/4 A charge of either mal~observation or collective hallucination on the part of a large number of eminent men.
1922 Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 199/2 Repression of the truth would have to be added as a third to mal-observation and forgetfulness, as a very subtle source of error in testimony to the occurrence of the supernormal.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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