misopen

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ open

Verb

misopen (third-person singular simple present misopens, present participle misopening, simple past and past participle misopened)

1. To open what one should not open.
   • 1978, Norma Johnston, If You Love Me, Let Me Go, page 18:

     But this argument hadn't really been about trust, or homework, or misopened mail, and we both knew it.

   • 2014, R. A. MacAvoy, The Book of Kells:

     The fresh air hit him, and for a moment he could almost put a name on the stink that came out of the misopened gate.

   • 2019, Xie Yingning, Light Warmth: Right Time, Our Time:

     "Shen Yong, did you misopen the car?" Jiang Jing asked in confusion.

2. To do a bad job of opening.
   • 1986, Janet Hobhouse, November, page 59:

     Tensely, Michael removed pieces of cork from a misopened bottle.