Usually means: Incorrectly categorize or label something.
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  1. misclassify: Merriam-Webster
  2. misclassify: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. misclassify: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. misclassify: Collins English Dictionary
  5. misclassify: Wordnik
  6. misclassify: Wiktionary
  7. misclassify: Dictionary.com
  8. misclassify: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ verb:  To classify incorrectly.

Similar:
miscategorize, mistype, mislabel, misclass, mischaracterize, misfigure, miscategorise, miscompare, misassign, misidentify, more...

Opposite:
classify, categorize

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Similar:
miscategorize, mistype, mislabel, misclass, mischaracterize, misfigure, miscategorise, miscompare, misassign, misidentify, more...

Opposite:
classify, categorize



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