misprint

[ noun mis-print, mis-print; verb mis-print ]

noun

1. a mistake in printing, printing, as an instance of printing printing a letter or word other than that intended.

verb (used with object)

1. to print incorrectly.

misprint

noun

1. an error in printing, made through damaged type, careless reading, etc

verb

1. tr to print (a letter) incorrectly

Word History and Origins

Origin of misprint¹

First recorded in 1485–95; mis- ¹ + print

Example Sentences

Mineral defects, which are like typos or misprints in the structural scaffolding, can leave a little extra space in the matrix—providing a gap for excited electrons to move around in.

From Popular-Science

Julian Edelman with 179 yards on eight catches seems like a misprint.

From FiveThirtyEight

It may be perfectly true that Mitt Romney was meeting with people at Bain & Co (or it may have been a misprint by the Herald).

From The Daily Beast

The Daily News, in referring to this, suggests that "peacock temper" was a misprint for "pique, or temper."

From Project Gutenberg

Hence Kersey, by a misprint, gives 'cherisaunei, comfort'; which Chatterton adopted.

From Project Gutenberg

Footnote 28: This "3" in the copy before me may be a misprint for "8."

From Project Gutenberg

Jean de Serres's "consternatiori tamen animo" is an evident misprint for "constantiori tamen animo."

From Project Gutenberg

Subsequent news shows that "less irresponsible" was not a misprint but a prophecy.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• aberration
• blunder
• confusion
• fault
• gaffe
• inaccuracy
• lapse
• miscalculation
• misconception
• misstep
• omission
• oversight
• snafu