misoperate

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verb

To operate incorrectly.

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malfunctionmisbehave
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Meanings

verbmisoperate (third-person singular simple present misoperates, present participle misoperating, simple past and past participle misoperated)

present singular third person misoperates · participle present misoperating · participle past misoperated · past misoperated

  1. intransitiveusuallyTo operate incorrectly.

    Our research suggests that many signals could mis-operate during the [solar] storm, but at present we can't say precisely which signals are going to be affected or when the faults would occur.

    2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 31

    Synonyms: malfunction, misbehave

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo operate incorrectly.

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malfunctionmisbehave

Origin

From mis- + operate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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