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misrecognizing

misrecognizing is the present participle and gerund of misrecognize.

Meaning of misrecognize

Verb

misrecognize (third-person singular simple present misrecognizes, present participle misrecognizing, simple past and past participle misrecognized)

  1. 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
  2. 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

Questions about misrecognizing

What is misrecognizing the present participle and gerund of?
Misrecognizing is the present participle and gerund of misrecognize.

Words near misrecognizing in the dictionary

  1. misrecognition
  2. misrecognitions
  3. misrecognize
  4. misrecognized
  5. misrecognizes
  6. misrecognizing
  7. misrecollect
  8. misrecollected
  9. misrecollecting
  10. misrecollection
  11. misrecollections

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