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Definition of misdiagnose verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

misdiagnose

verb
 
/ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnəʊz/,
 
/mɪsˈdaɪəɡnəʊz/
 
/ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnəʊz/,
 
/mɪsˈdaɪəɡnəʊz/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they misdiagnose
 
/ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnəʊz/,
 
/mɪsˈdaɪəɡnəʊz/
 
/ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnəʊz/,
 
/mɪsˈdaɪəɡnəʊz/
he / she / it misdiagnoses
 
/ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnəʊzɪz/,
 
/mɪsˈdaɪəɡnəʊzɪz/
 
/ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnəʊzɪz/,
 
/mɪsˈdaɪəɡnəʊzɪz/
past simple misdiagnosed
 
/ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnəʊzd/,
 
/mɪsˈdaɪəɡnəʊzd/
 
/ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnəʊzd/,
 
/mɪsˈdaɪəɡnəʊzd/
past participle misdiagnosed
 
/ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnəʊzd/,
 
/mɪsˈdaɪəɡnəʊzd/
 
/ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnəʊzd/,
 
/mɪsˈdaɪəɡnəʊzd/
-ing form misdiagnosing
 
/ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnəʊzɪŋ/,
 
/mɪsˈdaɪəɡnəʊzɪŋ/
 
/ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnəʊzɪŋ/,
 
/mɪsˈdaɪəɡnəʊzɪŋ/
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  1. to give an explanation of the nature of an illness or a problem that is not correct
    • misdiagnose something (as something) Her depression was misdiagnosed as stress.
    • misdiagnose somebody (with something) He was misdiagnosed with cancer.
See misdiagnose in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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