misrecognize
verbEtymology From mis- + recognize.
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Computing, Engineering, Human sciences, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Psychology, Sciences To recognize in error
- This process of misrecognizing one's self in the image in the mirror creates the ego, the entity that says 'I.'2006, Mary Klages, Literary Theory, →ISBN, page 80:
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Human sciences, Sciences, Social science, Sociology To deliberately fail to recognize, or pretend to do so
- When people did participate in blat practice, they misrecognized their actions through narratives of friendship (Ledeneva 2003:12).2007, Carolyn L. Hsu, Creating Market Socialism, →ISBN, page 151:
- Derived terms
- misrecognition
- Related terms
- derecognize, misidentify, misinterpret, misunderstand