misidentify

ˌmɪsaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪ

misidentifiedmisidentifies

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of misidentify - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

error

Rare

mistake the identity of someone or something

Rare

She misidentified the bird as a sparrow.

confuse

misconstrue

misinterpret

incorrectly

TECH.

identify something incorrectly in a specific context

TECH.

The scientist misidentified the chemical compound.

misconstrue

misperceive

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Origin of misidentify

Latin, mis- (wrongly) + identificare (to identify)

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confuse

misidentify

mistake one thing for another

Examples of misidentify in a sentence

He misidentified the plant as a common weed.
The artist misidentified the painting's original creator.
He misidentified the bird species during the hike.

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French:se tromper, se tromper sur, ...
German:verwechseln, fehlidentifizieren, ...
Italian:scambiare, ...
Spanish:confundir, identificar incorrectamente, ...
Portuguese:confundir, identificar incorretamente, ...
Chinese:误认, 错误识别, ...
Japanese:誤認する, 誤って識別する, ...
Arabic:أَخْطَأَ في التَّعَرُّف على, خَطَّأَ, ...
Hebrew:לְטָעוֹת בְּזֶהוּת, לְזַהוֹת בְּשׁוֹגֵג, ...
Russian:ошибочно идентифицировать, неправильно идентифицировать, ...
Ukrainian:неправильно ідентифікувати, ...
Hindi:गलत पहचानना, गलत पहचान करना, ...
Bengali:ভুল সনাক্ত করা, ভুলভাবে চিহ্নিত করা, ...
Catalan:confondre, ...
Czech:chybně identifikovat, nesprávně identifikovat, ...
Danish:forveksle, misforstå, ...
Dutch:verkeerd inschatten, miskennen, ...
Greek:αναγνωρίζω λάθος, αναγνωρίζω λανθασμένα, ...
Hungarian:tévesen azonosítani, félreazonosítani, ...
Khmer:ច្រឡំស្គាល់អត្តសញ្ញាណ, កំណត់អត្តសញ្ញាណខុស, ...
Korean:잘못 알다, 잘못 식별하다, ...
Persian:اشتباه شناسایی کرد, به اشتباه شناسایی کرد, ...
Polish:mylić, błędnie identyfikować, ...
Portuguese (BR):confundir, equivocar-se, ...
Romanian:a confunda, a identifica greșit, ...
Swedish:missta, felidentifiera, ...
Thai:ระบุผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış tanımlamak, ...
Vietnamese:nhầm lẫn, nhận diện sai, ...

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