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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMisidentify
/ˌmɪs.aɪˈdɛntɪ.faɪ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To identify incorrectly or mistakenly.
"The witness misidentified the suspect in the lineup." - 2
To confuse one person or thing with another.
"She misidentified the plant species due to its similar appearance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'misidentify' is formed from the prefix 'mis-', meaning 'wrongly' or 'badly', combined with 'identify', which comes from the Latin 'identificare', meaning 'to make identical'. The word has evolved to denote the act of incorrectly identifying someone or something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misidentify" is said worldwide
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mal identifier
Transliteration: mal identifier
"Le témoin a mal identifié le suspect."
falsch identifizieren
Transliteration: falsch identifizieren
"Der Zeuge hat den Verdächtigen falsch identifiziert."
identificare erroneamente
Transliteration: identificare erroneamente
"Il testimone ha identificato erroneamente il sospetto."
identificar incorrectamente
Transliteration: identificar incorrectamente
"El testigo identificó incorrectamente al sospechoso."
identificar incorretamente
Transliteration: identificar incorretamente
"A testemunha identificou incorretamente o suspeito."
गलत पहचानना
Transliteration: galat pahchanna
"गवाह ने संदिग्ध को गलत पहचाना।"
错误识别
Transliteration: cuòwù shìbié
"目击者错误识别了嫌疑人。"
잘못 식별하다
Transliteration: jalmos sigbyeolhada
"목격자가 용의를 잘못 식별했습니다."
誤認する
Transliteration: gorin suru
"目撃者は容疑者を誤認しました。"
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