misanalyze

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verb

To analyze incorrectly

“I misanalyzed the problem at first.”

OriginEnglish analyze ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

verbmisanalyze (third-person singular simple present misanalyzes, present participle misanalyzing, simple past and past participle misanalyzed)

present singular third person misanalyzes · participle present misanalyzing · participle past misanalyzed · past misanalyzed · alternative misanalyse

  1. To analyze incorrectly

    I misanalyzed the problem at first.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
misconstrue

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishanalyze
  10. Englishmisanalyze

From mis- + analyze.

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Cite this entry
APA

misanalyze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misanalyze

MLA

“misanalyze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misanalyze. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misanalyze,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misanalyze.

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