👔 To button wrongly 👔 Wrong buttoning

to misbutton

1 7.7

To fasten buttons wrong so they do not line up

verb
/ˌmɪsˈbʌtən/

: abrochar mal

The closely spaced buttons running from neckline to waist were misbuttoned below her bosom.
a shirt misbuttoned

Examples

From across the restaurant, Jonathan caught sight of Re-Phil heading toward him, breathless and unkempt, hair uncombed and shirt misbuttoned.

Fiction book (1990)
They are those who misbutton an article of clothing.

Fiction book (2000)
After rushing out the door, he realized he had misbuttoned his shirt and the collar didn't align.
She looked down in embarrassment when she noticed she had misbuttoned her jacket, making it uneven.
When getting dressed in a hurry, it's easy to misbutton a shirt, causing the buttons to be out of sync.

Surface Forms

misbutton infinitive

misbuttoned past

misbuttoned past participle

misbuttoning present participle

misbuttons third person singular

Morphology

misbutton = button (transparent) = mis + button

Clear prefixation of 'mis-' onto the verb 'button' yields the predictable sense 'to button wrongly'.

Etymology

The verb misbutton is formed by adding mis- ('wrong') to button ('button'), like in misplace or misread. So to misbutton is to fasten buttons wrongly so they do not line up and the shirt or coat looks uneven.