misdiagnose

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ diagnose.

Verb

misdiagnose (third-person singular simple present misdiagnoses, present participle misdiagnosing, simple past and past participle misdiagnosed)

1. (transitive) To incorrectly diagnose.
   • 1993, W. E. De Launey, Harvey Rotstein, W. A. Land, De Launey and Land Principles and Practice of Dermatology:

     Ulcerated BCC may mimic SCC, and Bowen's disease may be misdiagnosed for the superficial and morphoeic forms.

   • 2010, Keith Rosen, Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions:

     What would it cost you and the patient if you were to misdiagnose or miss something as a result of not giving the documentation process the attention it requires? What could happen if you misdocument a patient chart?

   • 2021 April 21, Shira Ovide, “Why Is Big Tech Under Assault? Power.”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Big technology companies are still misdiagnosing why they have so many enemies.

   • 2022 December 3, Jessica Grose, “We’re Spending More Time Alone. Maybe It’s Because We’re Exhausted.”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     I was alone when I read Ward’s piece, horizontal in bed after a long day, and it occurred to me that he might be misdiagnosing some of the reasons people appear to be spending more time alone, possibly underestimating the strength of virtual connections.

Related terms

• misdiagnosis