Misidentification

noun

noun ·7 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun

1
An instance of misidentifying; an erroneous identification. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

erratum error failure fault malidentification misapprehension

Etymology

From mis- + identification.

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