Meaning & use

Mismark

verb·Everyday

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To mark, label, or grade something incorrectly.

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The teacher accidentally mismarked several correct answers as wrong.

A single mismarked box could send the shipment to the wrong warehouse.

A note on using this word

Formed by adding the prefix "mis-" (wrongly) to "mark," following the same pattern as "mismanage" or "mislabel."

Words with a similar meaning

misgrademislabel

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