Misidentify: meaning, definitions and examples

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misidentify

 

[ ˌmɪsʌɪˈdɛntɪfaɪ ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

in a situation

To incorrectly recognize or identify someone or something, usually due to confusion or lack of information.

Synonyms

confuse, mislabel, mistake

Examples of usage

  • The witness misidentified the suspect in the lineup.
  • I'm sorry, but you have misidentified the problem.

Translations

Translations of the word "misidentify" in other languages:

🇵🇹 identificar incorretamente

🇮🇳 गलत पहचानना

🇩🇪 falsch identifizieren

🇮🇩 salah mengidentifikasi

🇺🇦 неправильно ідентифікувати

🇵🇱 błędnie zidentyfikować

🇯🇵 誤認する

🇫🇷 mal identifier

🇪🇸 identificar incorrectamente

🇹🇷 yanlış tanımlamak

🇰🇷 잘못 식별하다

🇸🇦 يشخص بشكل خاطئ

🇨🇿 nesprávně identifikovat

🇸🇰 nesprávne identifikovať

🇨🇳 误认

🇸🇮 napačno prepoznati

🇮🇸 rangt greina

🇰🇿 қате анықтау

🇬🇪 არასწორად ამოცნობა

🇦🇿 səhvən tanımaq

🇲🇽 identificar incorrectamente

Etymology

The word 'misidentify' is a combination of 'mis-' meaning 'incorrectly' and 'identify' meaning 'recognize'. It first appeared in the mid-19th century and has been used to describe the act of mistakenly recognizing or labeling someone or something ever since.

See also: identifiable, identification, identifier, identifiers, identify, identifying, unidentified.