mislabel

English

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪsˈleɪbəl/
• Rhymes: -eɪbəl

Verb

mislabel (third-person singular simple present mislabels, present participle (US) mislabeling or (UK) mislabelling, simple past and past participle (US) mislabeled or (UK) mislabelled)

1. To label incorrectly.

   Be sure not to mislabel the files or you'll never find them again!

Derived terms

• mislabeler