misrecognize

English

Alternative forms

• misrecognise

Etymology

From mis- +‎ recognize.

Verb

misrecognize (third-person singular simple present misrecognizes, present participle misrecognizing, simple past and past participle misrecognized)

1. (psychology, computing) To recognize in error
   • 2006, Mary Klages, Literary Theory‎, →ISBN, page 80:

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

2. (sociology) To deliberately fail to recognize, or pretend to do so
   • 2007, Carolyn L. Hsu, Creating Market Socialism‎, →ISBN, page 151:

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

Derived terms

• misrecognition

Related terms

• derecognize
• misidentify
• misinterpret
• misunderstand