misconfiguration

noun

An incorrect or inappropriate configuration.

OriginEnglish configuration ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

nounmisconfiguration (countable and uncountable, plural misconfigurations)

plural misconfigurations

  1. countableuncountableAn incorrect or inappropriate configuration.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishconfiguration
  10. Englishmisconfiguration

From mis- + configuration.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

configurationism
Cite this entry
APA

misconfiguration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misconfiguration

MLA

“misconfiguration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misconfiguration. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misconfiguration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misconfiguration.

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