Misrecognize

Quick meaning: Misrecognize is a verb meaning (psychology, computing) To recognize in error.

Meaning

(psychology, computing) To recognize in error.

More Meanings

1. (sociology) To deliberately fail to recognize, or pretend to do so

Example Sentences

This process of misrecognizing one's self in the image in the mirror creates the ego, the entity that says 'I.'

When people did participate in blat practice, they misrecognized their actions through narratives of friendship (Ledeneva 2003:12).

Word Forms

• misrecognizes
• misrecognizing
• misrecognized
• misrecognise

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include misrecognise, misidentify, misken, misacknowledge, miscognise, miscognize.

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