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misdiagnose

[ mis-dahy-uhg-nohs, -nohz, mis-dahy-uhg-nohs, -nohz ]

verb (used without object)

, mis·di·ag·nosed, mis·di·ag·nos·ing.
  1. to make an incorrect diagnosis.

verb (used with object)

, mis·di·ag·nosed, mis·di·ag·nos·ing.
  1. to diagnose erroneously:

    to misdiagnose the nation's ills.

misdiagnose

/ ˌmɪsˈdaɪəɡˌnəʊz /

verb

  1. to diagnose (an illness or problem) wrongly or mistakenly

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Word History and Origins

Origin of misdiagnose1

First recorded in 1925–30; mis- 1 + diagnose

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