misidentification
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misidentification — (n.) 1858, from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + IDENTIFICATION (Cf. identification) … Etymology dictionary
misidentification syndrome — Also known as delusional misidentification syndrome. Both terms are used as an umbrella term for a diverse group of conditions in which the affected individual consistently misidentifies a person, object, place, or event. The symptoms and… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
misidentification — the incorrect assignment of a specimen to a taxon … Dictionary of ichthyology
misidentification — noun An instance of misidentifying; an erroneous identification … Wiktionary
misidentification — mis·i·den·ti·fi·ca·tion (mis″i den″tĭ fi″kaґshən) failure to identify correctly persons or objects known to the subject, caused by confusion or memory loss … Medical dictionary
misidentification — n. identifying incorrectly, false identification, mistaken identity … English contemporary dictionary
misidentification — misidentificāˈtion noun • • • Main Entry: ↑misidentify … Useful english dictionary
delusional misidentification — misidentification due to the mistaken belief that a person or object has been transformed physically or mentally. See also Capgras syndrome, under syndrome, and Frйgoli phenomenon, under phenomenon … Medical dictionary
Delusional misidentification syndrome — is an umbrella term, introduced by Christodoulou (book The Delusional Misidentification Syndromes , Karger, Basel,1986) for a group of delusional disorders that occur in the context of mental or neurological illness. They all involve a belief… … Wikipedia
Mirrored self-misidentification — is the delusional belief that one s reflection in a mirror is some other person (often believed to be someone who is following them around). Often people who suffer from this delusion are not delusional about anything else. It is considered to be … Wikipedia
