misdiagnose
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of misdiagnose
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“We have to be careful not to misdiagnose economic weakness,” Macklem said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
There are situations in which doctors can misdiagnose people with TB.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
"It is exceptionally dangerous to ignore your symptoms and to misdiagnose yourself because you could be missing out on appropriate help."
From BBC ● May 3, 2023
That can cause software to misdiagnose a malfunction and disable the passenger air bag, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
It’s easy to misdiagnose the causes of our problems and hope for relatively painless solutions.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2021
In 2015, a leading medical clinic misdiagnosed Dave with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and told him he had five months to live.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
“You don’t get misdiagnosed and all the sudden, I’m better,” Applegate said on the show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
"You don't get misdiagnosed and then all of the sudden I'm better," Applegate said in an episode of her Messy podcast released on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Her symptoms had previously been misdiagnosed as asthma and anxiety, which she says was based off the little doctors knew about her mum.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
When he saw the photographs of her biopsy, he immediately realized her tumor had been misdiagnosed.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
By not having this knowledge for adults, we are causing unnecessary harm by misdiagnosing medical conditions.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
Caroline Schnakers was a neuropsychologist in Belgium when studies began appearing that showed doctors were misdiagnosing consciousness: People who were conscious were being diagnosed as being in a vegetative state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2019
In his 2015 autobiography Purple Revolution, he laid bare both his anger with the NHS for initially misdiagnosing his condition but also his gratitude for the ultimately successful treatment, which he says saved his life.
From BBC ● May 27, 2019
Edmunds relies on his athleticism and speed to make up for potentially misdiagnosing a play’s design but Smith combines 4.52 speed with that high football IQ to tackle anything that moves anywhere on the field.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2018
Testimony heard at the July 18 meeting included stories about inadequate treatment at IHS facilities, and allegations about cutting corners and misdiagnosing ailments to save money that could then be spent on IHS employee bonuses.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2014
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