misrecognition
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8.6
- noun
- /ˌmɪsˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/
- Misrecognition of others' emotions can hinder meaningful communication and connection.
Examples
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Yet the interrogative style of his diary pronounces this conflict a misrecognition by demonstrating that cohesion is an ontological impossibility:
Academic text (1994) -
This ideology serves a specific misrecognition: Shakespeare's "universal appeal" is trumpeted in a way that masks his privatization.
Fiction book (1994) -
The main protagonist and the other characters all indulge in a series of misrecognitions, fantasies, and wish fulfillments, projecting themselves into other characters.
Academic text (1992) -
The therapist explained that misrecognition can lead to misunderstandings in relationships.
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Her misrecognition of his intentions caused unnecessary conflict between them.
Synonyms
287
4.6
A false idea or appearance that makes you think something is true
215
1.6
When someone does not understand something correctly and this causes a problem
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4.2
An idea that is not true because people understand something wrongly
60
1.8
A mistake when one thing is thought to be another
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6.0
A wrong understanding of something that leads to wrong conclusions
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6.8
A wrong idea about something
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3.6
A wrong decision about a person or situation
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5.6
An idea that is not true because of wrong thinking or misunderstanding
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4.0
A wrong idea about what someone wrote or said
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7.5
A wrong idea about what something means
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6.7
A mistake when someone identifies the wrong person or object
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7.5
A wrong idea someone has about something
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9.9
A wrong understanding of what someone wrote or said
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6.5
A belief based on false information
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8.3
A wrong idea about what someone said or meant
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9.3
A wrong idea about what someone says or does
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7.0
An idea that is wrong
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8.0
A state of being wrong about an idea or fact
1
7.9
A failure to understand something correctly
A wrong idea about something because a person did not understand it
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
misrecognition = misrecognize (transparent) = mis + recognize + tion
Formed by mis- + recognize + -tion (misrecognize -> misrecognition), and the meaning 'incorrect recognition' follows directly from these parts.
Etymology
Misrecognition is built from mis- meaning 'wrong' (as in misunderstand) and recognition meaning 'knowing who someone is'. A helpful image is looking in a mirror but seeing the wrong person, so misrecognition is a wrong understanding of yourself or another person.