Misidentify: meaning, definitions and examples

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misidentify

[ ˌmɪsʌɪˈdɛntɪfaɪ ]

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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

Word origin

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.