"misrecognize" meaning in All languages combined

See misrecognize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: misrecognizes [present, singular, third-person], misrecognizing [participle, present], misrecognized [participle, past], misrecognized [past], misrecognise [alternative]
Etymology: From mis- + recognize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|recognize}} mis- + recognize Head templates: {{en-verb}} misrecognize (third-person singular simple present misrecognizes, present participle misrecognizing, simple past and past participle misrecognized)
  1. (psychology, computing) To recognize in error
    Sense id: en-misrecognize-en-verb-Zu801aaI Categories (other): Computing, Psychology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Topics: computing, engineering, human-sciences, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, psychology, sciences
  2. (sociology) To deliberately fail to recognize, or pretend to do so
    Sense id: en-misrecognize-en-verb-KoebOZO1 Categories (other): Sociology, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 52 48 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: misrecognition Related terms: derecognize, misidentify, misinterpret, misunderstand

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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