misidentify C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˌmɪsaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/ UK /ˌmɪsaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to identify wrongly or incorrectly The witness misidentified the suspect from a blurry photograph. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to identify wrongly or... misnameconfusemistakemisrecognize ↔ Opposites identifyrecognize Word family Derived forms misidentification Related forms identifyidentityidentical Etymology AI details From mis- ('wrongly') + identify, from Medieval Latin identificare, from Latin identitas ('sameness') + facere ('to make'). mis- Old English idem Latin facere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # misidentify **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌmɪsaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪsaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪ/ ## Meanings 1. to identify wrongly or incorrectly ## Examples - The witness misidentified the suspect from a blurry photograph. ## Synonyms - misname - confuse - mistake - misrecognize ## Antonyms - identify - recognize ## Derived Forms - misidentification ## Related Forms - identify - identity - identical ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mis- - Root: idem - Root: facere ## Etymology From mis- ('wrongly') + identify, from Medieval Latin identificare, from Latin identitas ('sameness') + facere ('to make'). ## AI Etymology Misidentify comes from mis- ('wrongly') + identify, from Medieval Latin identificare, from Latin identitas ('sameness') + facere ('to make'). The etymological trail includes Old English mis-, Latin idem, Latin facere. The same word family includes misidentification, identify, identity, identical. Its current verb use means "to identify wrongly or incorrectly". ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown