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misdiagnose

mis·di·ag·nose
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-dahy-uh g-nohs, -nohz, mis-dahy-uh g-nohs, -nohz]
    • /mɪsˈdaɪ əgˌnoʊs, -ˌnoʊz, ˌmɪs daɪ əgˈnoʊs, -ˈnoʊz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-dahy-uh g-nohs, -nohz, mis-dahy-uh g-nohs, -nohz]
    • /mɪsˈdaɪ əgˌnoʊs, -ˌnoʊz, ˌmɪs daɪ əgˈnoʊs, -ˈnoʊz/

Definitions of misdiagnose word

  • verb without object misdiagnose to make an incorrect diagnosis. 1
  • verb with object misdiagnose to diagnose erroneously: to misdiagnose the nation's ills. 1
  • noun misdiagnose Make an incorrect diagnosis of (a particular illness). 1
  • transitive verb misdiagnose misidentify: problem, illness 1
  • intransitive verb misdiagnose misidentify cause of sth 1
  • verb misdiagnose to diagnose (an illness or problem) wrongly or mistakenly 0

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Origin of misdiagnose

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; mis-1 + diagnose

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Parts of speech for Misdiagnose

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

misdiagnose popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Antonyms for misdiagnose

verb misdiagnose

  • diagnosticate — (archaic, transitive) To make a diagnosis of; to recognise (a disease or similar) by its symptoms.
  • diagnose — If someone or something is diagnosed as having a particular illness or problem, their illness or problem is identified. If an illness or problem is diagnosed, it is identified.

Top questions with misdiagnose

  • how often do doctors misdiagnose?

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