misidentify

Definition

Examples

The system may misidentify a product if the barcode is damaged.

Synonyms

• confusemistake one thing for another
• mistakea wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

Collocations

• Easy misidentify a person
  to misidentify a person, meaning to identify incorrectly
• Medium misidentify replacement parts in inventory
  to misidentify replacement parts in inventory, meaning to identify incorrectly
• Hard misidentify emerging geopolitical risks
  to misidentify emerging geopolitical risks, meaning to identify incorrectly
• Very Hard misidentify core drivers of systemic financial collapse
  to misidentify core drivers of systemic financial collapse, meaning to identify incorrectly