misfile

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ file

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɪsˈfaɪ.əl/, /ˈmɪs.faɪ.əl/

Verb

misfile (third-person singular simple present misfiles, present participle misfiling, simple past and past participle misfiled)

1. (transitive) To file incorrectly; to file in the wrong place or the wrong way.

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

Anagrams

• filmise