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misrecognize

/mɪsɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-rec-og-nize
IPA
/mɪsɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz/
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To recognize in error

verb

To deliberately fail to recognize, or pretend to do so

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English recognize English misrecognize From mis- + recognize.

Inflected Forms

misrecognizes (present, singular) misrecognizing (participle, present) misrecognized (participle, past) misrecognized (past) misrecognise (alternative)

Derived Forms

misrecognition

Frequently Paired Words

derecognize misidentify misinterpret misunderstand

Questions

How do you pronounce misrecognize?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz/.
What does misrecognize mean?
To recognize in error
Where does misrecognize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English recognize English misrecognize From mis- + recognize.

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