misrecord

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verb

To record incorrectly.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verbmisrecord (third-person singular simple present misrecords, present participle misrecording, simple past and past participle misrecorded)

present singular third person misrecords · participle present misrecording · participle past misrecorded · past misrecorded

  1. transitiveTo record incorrectly.

    The surveys are self-administered on computers, so interviewers do not bias a respondent's answers or misrecord the respondent's answers, as sometimes happens in face-to-face or telephone interviewing.

    2010, David R. Heise, Surveying Cultures, page 129

Origin

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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