misdistinguish

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verb

To make wrong distinctions in or concerning.

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Meanings

verbmisdistinguish (third-person singular simple present misdistinguishes, present participle misdistinguishing, simple past and past participle misdistinguished)

present singular third person misdistinguishes · participle present misdistinguishing · participle past misdistinguished · past misdistinguished

  1. raretransitiveTo make wrong distinctions in or concerning.

    So that if we imagine a difference where there is none, because we distinguish where we should not, it may not be denied that we misdistinguish.

    1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, volume 3

Origin

From mis- + distinguish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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