English verb: misidentify | |||
| 1. | misidentify (cognition) identify incorrectly | ||
| Samples | Don't mistake her for her twin sister. | ||
| Synonyms | mistake | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | identify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | confound, confuse | ||