misidentified
Pronunciation: [ˌmɪsˌaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪd]
Word
Context: "similarity"
(verb) to incorrectly recognize or name someone or something. It means you thought something was one thing when it was really another, like thinking a cat is a dog.
Example
The teacher misidentified the student as someone else during roll call.
Example
She was not misidentified; everyone knew her name.
Example
Did the police misidentify the suspect in the case?
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