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👔 To button wrongly 👔 Wrong buttoning
misbutton

misbutton

7.9
A shirt or jacket with a button fastened wrong
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪsˌbʌtən/
: botón mal abrochado
  • A single misbutton can make even a neat outfit look untidy.

Examples

  • After rushing to get dressed, she realized there was a misbutton near the collar.

  • He noticed a misbutton on his shirt just before the meeting started.

  • She had a misbutton on her shirt.

  • His misbutton was quite noticeable during the meeting.

  • When she looked in the mirror, she spotted a misbutton on her blouse that made her outfit appear awkward.

  • He quickly adjusted the misbutton on his jacket before walking into the interview.

  • The misbutton on his shirt made him feel self-conscious all day.

Surface Forms

misbutton singular
misbuttons plural

Morphology

misbutton = button (transparent) = mis + button

The productive prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' attaches to the familiar noun 'button' to indicate an instance or state of incorrect fastening.

Etymology

The word misbutton comes from the common prefix mis- meaning 'wrong' and the familiar word button meaning 'button'. So a misbutton is a 'wrong' fastening or a button put in the wrong place, which can make an outfit look untidy.