verb
Meaning 1
To label incorrectly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Be sure not to mislabel the files or you'll never find them again!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mislabel
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Pronunciation
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/mɪsˈleɪbəl/
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rhymes with -eɪbəl
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CMU ARPABET: M IH0 S L EY1 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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 label English mislabel From mis- + label.