misflag

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verb

To flag incorrectly.

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

verbmisflag (third-person singular simple present misflags, present participle misflagging, simple past and past participle misflagged)

present singular third person misflags · participle present misflagging · participle past misflagged · past misflagged

  1. transitiveTo flag incorrectly.

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. Englishflag
  10. Englishmisflag

From mis- + flag.

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Cite this entry
APA

misflag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misflag

MLA

“misflag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misflag. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misflag,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misflag.

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