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Meaning of misrecognize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To recognize in error
  2. To deliberately fail to recognize, or pretend to do so

Equivalents

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Examples

“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).”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

misrecognized misrecognizes misrecognizing misrecollect misrecollected misrecollecting

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