misassociate

To have or create an incorrect or bad association.

Verb

  1. To have or create an incorrect or bad association.
    • We tend to misassociate certain ideas with the East.

Origin

From mis- + associate.

Forms

misassociates misassociating misassociated

Related

misassociation

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