misformat

M3I1S1F4O1R1M3A1T1

verb

To format incorrectly.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

verbmisformat (third-person singular simple present misformats, present participle misformatting, simple past and past participle misformatted)

present singular third person misformats · participle present misformatting · participle past misformatted · past misformatted

  1. To format 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. Englishformat
  10. Englishmisformat

From mis- + format.

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Translations

Swedish felformatera
  • felformaterato format incorrectly
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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