misidentify

[mis-ahy-den-tuh-fahy, -i-den-]

Origin

verb (used with object), mis·i·den·ti·fied, mis·i·den·ti·fy·ing.

to identify incorrectly.

Origin:
1890–95; mis-¹ + identify

Related forms

mis·i·den·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun

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Misidentify has a plethora of syllables.

So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:

opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)

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Word Origin & History

misidentify

1895, from mis- (1) + identify.

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