misidentify

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English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ identify.

Verb

misidentify (third-person singular simple present misidentifies, present participle misidentifying, simple past and past participle misidentified)

  1. (transitive) To mistake the identity of (something or someone).
    Hypernyms: confuse, mix up
    Hyponyms: miscall, misname, misgender, misdate