1. to diagnose incorrectly; to identify a disease or medical condition wrongly
Usage: medical

Examples

• The doctor misdiagnosed her symptoms as a common cold when she actually had pneumonia.
• Medical errors can occur when physicians misdiagnose patients due to incomplete information.
• The specialist was concerned that the previous doctor had misdiagnosed the patient’s condition.
• Advanced imaging technology helps reduce the likelihood that doctors will misdiagnose serious illnesses.
• She sought a second opinion after suspecting her doctor had misdiagnosed her back pain.
• The lawsuit claimed that the hospital misdiagnosed the patient’s heart attack as indigestion.