← Back to search

Meaning of misrecognize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

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

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.

See also

misrecognized misrecognizes misrecognizing misrecollect misrecollected misrecollecting