misidentify
verb[T]
(alsomis-identify)uk/ˌmɪs.aɪˈden.tɪ.faɪ/us/ˌmɪs.aɪˈden.t̬ə.faɪ/towronglysay orthinkthat someone or something is aparticularpersonor thing:
Theirclientswere misidentifiedasterrorists.
It isextremelyeasyto misidentifyanimals.
Somechildrenmis-identify therootformsof words.
- Astoryin Wednesday'spapermisidentified hisstepmotheras hismother.
- Thearticlemisidentified thetownwhere theschoolislocated.
- The mine'slocationwas misidentified in thecaption.
- Many of thesemurderswere neverinvestigatedor were misidentified asaccidentaldeaths.
Identifying
- ascribesomethingtosomething
- ascription
- badged
- badging
- band
- distinguishing
- dog tag
- geotag
- id
- ID card
- identifiable
- microchip
- misidentification
- passport
- pick
- picksomeone/somethingout
- reidentify
- restamp
- signature
- stamp