Meaning

1 senses

  1. To mistake the identity of (something or someone).

More definitions
  • identify incorrectly

Forms

misidentifies, misidentifying, misidentified, misidentified
Base formmisidentify · to misidentify
3rd person singularmisidentifies
Present participlemisidentifying
Past simplemisidentified
Past participlemisidentified

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymisidentify
he, she, itmisidentifies

Past simpleLesson

all personsmisidentified

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave misidentified
he, she, ithas misidentified

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill misidentify

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words
Relateddeidentifymisidentificationunidentified
Derivedmisidentifiablemisidentifier

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mishapmishearmishmashmisinformmisinformationmisinterpretmisjudge
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