miswrite

English

Etymology

From Middle English miswriten, from Old English miswrītan, misƿrītan (“to write incorrectly; make a mistake in writing; miswrite”), equivalent to mis- +‎ write.

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /mɪsˈɹaɪt/

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• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪsɹaɪt/

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Verb

miswrite (third-person singular simple present miswrites, present participle miswriting, simple past miswrote, past participle miswritten)

1. (transitive) To write incorrectly.
   • 1844, Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoted in Perspectives in American Literature by Paul P. Reuben,

     […] but we lose ever and anon a word, or a verse, and substitute something of our own, and thus miswrite the poem.

Noun

miswrite (plural miswrites)

1. (computing) A failed write operation.
   • 1983, Lawrence Calmus, The business guide to small computers, page 143:

     Line fluctuations can cause misreads and miswrites.