miscategorize

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verb

To categorize incorrectly.

Similar
misclassify
OriginEnglish categorize ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

verbmiscategorize (third-person singular simple present miscategorizes, present participle miscategorizing, simple past and past participle miscategorized)

present singular third person miscategorizes · participle present miscategorizing · participle past miscategorized · past miscategorized

  1. To categorize incorrectly.

    Synonyms: misclassify

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo categorize incorrectly.

Similar
misclassify
Also see
misclassify

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. Englishcategorize
  10. Englishmiscategorize

From mis- + categorize.

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APA

miscategorize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscategorize

MLA

“miscategorize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscategorize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miscategorize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscategorize.

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