misassociate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mis- +‎ associate.

Verb[edit]

misassociate (third-person singular simple present misassociates, present participle misassociating, simple past and past participle misassociated)

  1. To have or create an incorrect or bad association.
    We tend to misassociate certain ideas with the East.

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