mislabel

mislabel

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-?
Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *missaz
Proto-Germanic *missa-
Proto-West Germanic *missa-
Old English mis-
Middle English mys-
English mis-
English label
English mislabel

    From mis- + label.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mɪsˈleɪbəl/
    • Rhymes: -eɪbəl

    Verb

    mislabel (third-person singular simple present mislabels, present participle (US) mislabeling or (UK) mislabelling, simple past and past participle (US) mislabeled or (UK) mislabelled)

    1. To label incorrectly.
      Be sure not to mislabel the files or you'll never find them again!

    Derived terms

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