as in to overdiagnose
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Recent Examples of misdiagnose
This is the moment many families misdiagnose the problem.
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Kris Putnam-Walkerly, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Just don’t allow politicians to misdiagnose the problem and sabotage the upward mobility that is still delivering real gains despite government barriers.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
People are especially likely to misdiagnose conflict.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
Vet staff misdiagnose and ignore fractures.
—Michael Wagner, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Kris Putnam-Walkerly, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Just don’t allow politicians to misdiagnose the problem and sabotage the upward mobility that is still delivering real gains despite government barriers.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
People are especially likely to misdiagnose conflict.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
Vet staff misdiagnose and ignore fractures.
—Michael Wagner, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misdiagnose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdiagnose
underdiagnose
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Contemporary research suggests that previous stereotypes about some types of neurodivergence—like ADHD and autism being more prevalent in men—are not always accurate, as these conditions may be underdiagnosed in groups, like women, with whom they are not commonly associated.—
Melanie Green and Aarti Shyamsunder,
Quartz,
2 Mar. 2023
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“Misdiagnose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdiagnose. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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