misidentify

[ mis-ahy-den-tuh-fahy, -i-den- ]
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verb (used with object),mis·i·den·ti·fied, mis·i·den·ti·fy·ing.
  1. to identify incorrectly.

Origin of misidentify

1
First recorded in 1890–95; mis-1 + identify

Other words from misidentify

  • mis·i·den·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun

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