Misrecognize

verb

verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
To recognize in error
"This process of misrecognizing one's self in the image in the mirror creates the ego, the entity that says 'I.'"
2
To deliberately fail to recognize, or pretend to do so
"When people did participate in blat practice, they misrecognized their actions through narratives of friendship (Ledeneva 2003:12)."

"This process of misrecognizing one's self in the image in the mirror creates the ego, the entity that says 'I.'"

From mis- + recognize.