misidentificationn.
/ˌmɪsʌɪˌdɛntᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌmɪsaɪˌdɛn(t)əfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ Erroneous identification; an instance of this.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > [noun] > wrong identification
misidentification1902
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 468/1 The chief defects in practice were (1) frequent failure to identify, (2) liability to mis-identification.
1946 F. E. Zeuner Dating Past iii. v. 132 The implications of such misidentifications..are obvious.
1973 Nature 13 July 74/3 They criticize Theyer's micro~palaeontological work by giving chapter and verse on a series of supposed misidentifications and miscorrelations.
1989 Amer. Speech 64 31 At first glance, the rate of misidentification seems almost as high as it is for adults.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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