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misfile

mis·file
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-fahyl]
    • /mɪsˈfaɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-fahyl]
    • /mɪsˈfaɪl/

Definitions of misfile word

  • verb with object misfile to file (papers, documents, records, etc.) incorrectly; file in the wrong place. 1
  • noun misfile File wrongly. 1
  • verb misfile to file (papers, records, etc) wrongly 0
  • verb transitive misfile to file (papers, etc.) in the wrong place or order 0

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Parts of speech for Misfile

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

misfile popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for misfile

verb misfile

  • disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
  • disturb — to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
  • confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
  • unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
  • mislay — to lose temporarily; misplace: He mislaid his keys.

Antonyms for misfile

verb misfile

  • organize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
  • compose — The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.
  • order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
  • find — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
  • organise — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.

verb transitive misfile

  • file — a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.

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