wrongly diagnose

Frequency: 7.010.8 per million words

to identify an illness or problem in a way that is not correct

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Examples (10)

  • Her condition was wrongly diagnosed by the first doctor she saw.
  • The specialist initially wrongly diagnosed the patient's symptoms as simple fatigue.
  • He fears that the machine's malfunction has been wrongly diagnosed as a software glitch.
  • It's a tragedy when a serious illness is wrongly diagnosed as something minor.
  • If a doctor wrongly diagnoses your condition, you may be entitled to compensation.
  • Many people have suffered because their mental health issues were wrongly diagnosed.
  • Wrongly diagnosing the root cause of the economic crisis led to ineffective policies.
  • The mechanic wrongly diagnosed the engine trouble, leading to a costly and unnecessary repair.
  • Could the patient's allergy have been wrongly diagnosed all these years?
  • The report revealed that thousands of cases are wrongly diagnosed each year due to outdated methods.