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to mismark

to mismark

1 6.9
To mark something with the wrong label
  • verb
  • /ˌmɪsˈmɑrk/
translation icon : marcar incorrectamente
  • The problem is even if a company doesn't mismark its products, and even if it pays into both Intellectual Ventures and RPX, there's still nothing

Examples

  • As I noted earlier today, Husted just got a win on this front when an appeals court ruled that Ohio can throw out ballots from the "wrong precinct," even if the right precinct voted in the same polling place and poll workers either mismarked the voter rolls or told the voter to get in the wrong line.

    Blog text (24)

  • Other students described peer conflicts that did not constitute bullying, mismarked the survey, or reported previous bullying.

    Academic text (2011)

  • And in that time frame, I've only had about five real comments mismarked as spam.

    Blog text (10)

  • I realized the item was mismarked when I saw the wrong price tag attached to it.

  • The clerk apologized for the confusion caused by the mismarked products in the store.

  • They discovered that several products were mismarked during the inventory check.

Synonyms

to mislabel
vsto mismark
10 4.1

To give something the wrong name

is broader marking items incorrectly beyond just wrong names
to misclassify
vsto mismark
1 5.7

Put something in the wrong group by mistake

focuses on wrong marking or labels rather than grouping errors

How Accurate

to verify
251 3.5
to label
92 1.0
to mismark
1 6.9
to mislabel
10 4.1

Surface Forms

mismark infinitive
mismarked past
mismarked past participle
mismarking present participle
mismarks third person singular

Morphology

mismark = mark (transparent) = mis + mark

The verb is a direct productive prefixation (mis- + mark) meaning 'to mark wrongly', which learners can derive from known parts.

Etymology

Mismark as a verb joins mis- 'wrong' and mark 'to label' or 'to sign', much like the 'mark' in marker. So to mismark something is to 'mark it wrong' or put the wrong label or price on it.