Misrecognize

verb

verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 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. 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)."

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

Etymology

From mis- + recognize.

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