misclassify

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verb

To classify incorrectly.

Similar
miscategorize
OriginEnglish classify ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

verbmisclassify (third-person singular simple present misclassifies, present participle misclassifying, simple past and past participle misclassified)

present singular third person misclassifies · participle present misclassifying · participle past misclassified · past misclassified

  1. To classify incorrectly.

    Synonyms: miscategorize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo classify incorrectly.

Similar
miscategorize
Also see
miscategorize

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. Englishclassify
  10. Englishmisclassify

From mis- + classify.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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