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misfile

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /mɪsˈfaɪ.əl/
  • General-American: /ˈmɪs.faɪ.əl/

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verb

Meaning 1

To file incorrectly; to file in the wrong place or the wrong way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The doctor had trouble finding Mrs Wagner's patient record, since it had been misfiled under the letter V.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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 file English misfile From mis- + file.