misfeed

[ mis-feed ]

verb (used without object)

, mis·fed, mis·feed·ing.

1. (of a machine, paper, materials, etc.) to feed feed incorrectly:

   The copying machine will jam if it starts to misfeed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of misfeed¹

mis- ¹ + feed

Example Sentences

His office also ordered the county to address the ballot misfeed rate cited in the report, which found that the rate — essentially, of paper jams — was five times higher than the state standard.

From Washington Post