CEFR C1

misidentifier

verb

Meaning

Incorrectly name or label someone or something as being a different person or object.

Examples

The botanist feared he might misidentify the rare flower as a common weed.
Security cameras often misidentify shadows as potential intruders at night.

Synonyms: mistake, confuse, mislabel, misclassify

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misidentifier (C1)

verb

Pronunciation: /ˌmɪsaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪ/

Definition

Incorrectly name or label someone or something as being a different person or object.

Examples

The botanist feared he might misidentify the rare flower as a common weed.
Security cameras often misidentify shadows as potential intruders at night.

How to Use misidentifier

misidentify someone as (collocation): to wrongly name a person as someone else — "He apologized for misidentifying me as his cousin."
be misidentified as (collocation): passive form used when the error is the focus — "The rare plant was misidentified as a common garden variety."

Synonyms of misidentifier

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