misrecognize en · VERB
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.
Meanings
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To recognize in error
This process of misrecognizing one's self in the image in the mirror creates the ego, the entity that says 'I.'
2006, Mary Klages, Literary Theory, →ISBN, page 80:
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To deliberately fail to recognize, or pretend to do so
When people did participate in blat practice, they misrecognized their actions through narratives of friendship (Ledeneva 2003:12).
2007, Carolyn L. Hsu, Creating Market Socialism, →ISBN, page 151:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misrecognise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| misrecognizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| misrecognizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misrecognized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misrecognized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |