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misidentify

|mis-i-den-ti-fy|

/ˌmɪs.aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪ/

(identify)

incorrect recognition

Base Form	Present	3rd Person Sing.	3rd Person Sing.	Past	Past	Past Participle	Past Participle	Present Participle	Present Participle	Noun	Noun	Adjective
identify	identifies	misidentifies	identifies	misidentified	identified	misidentified	identified	misidentifying	identifying	identification	identifiability	identifiable

Etymology

Etymology Information

'misidentify' originates from the prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' and the verb 'identify', which comes from Latin 'identificare', meaning 'to make identical'.

Historical Evolution

'misidentify' evolved from the combination of 'mis-' and 'identify', which was derived from the Latin 'identificare'.

Meaning Changes

Initially, it meant 'to wrongly make identical', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to incorrectly recognize or label'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Verb 1

to incorrectly recognize or label someone or something.

The witness misidentified the suspect in the lineup.

Synonyms

mistake confuse misconstrue

Antonyms

identify recognize