Misidentify: meaning, definitions and examples
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misidentify
[ ˌmɪsʌɪˈdɛntɪfaɪ ]
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.