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Misidentify

verb/mɪsaɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪ/
Definition
identify incorrectly
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mɪsaɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪ/
🇬🇧British English
/mɪsaɪdˈɛntɪfˌaɪ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mɪsaɪdˈɛntɪfˌaɪ/
5 syllables Say it as /mɪsaɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbidentify incorrectly
“Don't mistake her for her twin sister”
Word Forms
mistakingnounputting the wrong interpretation on
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
falsch identifizieren
falsch identifizieren
🇫🇷French
mal identifier
s'identifier incorrectement
🇪🇸Spanish
identificar erróneamente
identificar incorrectamente
🇮🇹Italian
identificare erroneamente
identificare in modo errato
🇳🇱Dutch
verkeerd identificeren
verkeerd identificeren
🇵🇹Portuguese
identificar incorretamente
identificar incorretamente
🇷🇺Russian
ошибочно идентифицировать
определить неправильно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गलत पहचानना
ग़लत पहचान करना
🇧🇩Bengali
ভুল শনাক্ত করা
ভুলভাবে চিহ্নিত করা
🇮🇳Tamil
தவறாக அடையாளம் காணவும்
தவறாக அடையாளம் காணவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
తప్పుగా గుర్తించండి
తప్పుగా గుర్తించండి
🇮🇳Marathi
चुकीची ओळख
चुकीची ओळख
🇮🇳Gujarati
ખોટી ઓળખ
ખોટી રીતે ઓળખો
🇮🇳Kannada
ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಗುರುತಿಸಿ
ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಗುರುತಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തെറ്റായി തിരിച്ചറിയുക
തെറ്റായി തിരിച്ചറിയുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗਲਤ ਪਛਾਣ
ਗਲਤ ਪਛਾਣ
🇵🇰Urdu
غلط شناخت کرنا
غلط شناخت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
误认
识别错误
🇯🇵Japanese
誤認する
間違って識別する
🇰🇷Korean
잘못 식별하다
잘못 식별하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
xác định sai
xác định sai
🇹🇭Thai
ระบุไม่ถูกต้อง
ระบุไม่ถูกต้อง
🇮🇩Indonesian
salah mengidentifikasi
mengidentifikasi secara tidak benar
🇵🇭Filipino
maling pagkilala
maling kilalanin
🇲🇾Malay
silap kenal pasti
mengenal pasti secara tidak betul
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
أخطأ في التعرف
تحديد بشكل غير صحيح
🇮🇷Persian
اشتباه شناسایی کردن
نادرست شناسایی کنید
🇹🇷Turkish
yanlış tanımlamak
yanlış tanımlamak
🇮🇱Hebrew
זיהוי שגוי
לזהות בצורה לא נכונה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'misidentify'?
The primary meaning of 'misidentify' is 'identify incorrectly'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'misidentify' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'misidentify' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'misidentify' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'misidentify' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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