misclassify

To classify incorrectly.

Verb

  1. To classify incorrectly.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meythâ‚‚-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English classify English misclassify From mis- + classify.

Forms

misclassifies misclassifying misclassified

Synonyms

miscategorize

Derived

misclassifier