misidentification
Americannoun
plural
misidentificationsExample Sentences
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Based on this evidence, the researchers concluded that the animal had partially decomposed before fossilization, altering its appearance and leading to the earlier misidentification.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
They argue it invades people's privacy and carries an unacceptable risk of misidentification.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
Occasionally, other black conservatives will enter our orbit of misidentification.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
Critics point to his “word salad” diatribes and his misidentification of key players — for instance, saying it was former U.N.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024
Among the letters lambasting McCandless, virtually all those I received mentioned his misidentification of the caribou as proof that he didn’t know the first thing about surviving in the back- country.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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