misdiagnosed:被误诊的;(把疾病或问题)诊断错误的。常用于医疗语境,也可引申指对情况、原因“判断错了”。
/ˌmɪsˈdaɪəɡˌnoʊst/
I was misdiagnosed and took the wrong medicine.
我被误诊了,还吃了错误的药。
The condition was misdiagnosed for years, which delayed proper treatment and caused unnecessary suffering.
这种病多年来一直被误诊,导致正确治疗被延误,也造成了不必要的痛苦。
由前缀 mis-(表示“错误地、不当”)+ diagnose(诊断)构成;diagnose 源自希腊语词根,含“辨别、识别”之意。合起来就是“错误地诊断”。