🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

잘못 식별하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jalmos sigbyeolhada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Misidentify/ˌmɪs.aɪˈdɛntɪ.faɪ/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"목격자가 용의를 잘못 식별했습니다."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To identify incorrectly or mistakenly.

    "The witness misidentified the suspect in the lineup."
  2. 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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