misregister

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/mɪsˈɹɛd͡ʒɪstə(ɹ)/

verb

To register incorrectly.

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Meanings

verbmisregister (third-person singular simple present misregisters, present participle misregistering, simple past and past participle misregistered)

present singular third person misregisters · participle present misregistering · participle past misregistered · past misregistered

  1. To register incorrectly.
nounmisregister (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebroadcastingUndesirable displacement of the electron beam from the centre of a phosphor dot.

    There are several kinds of misregister including what appellant characterizes as “mechanical” misregister and “degrouping” misregister […] Both types of tubes exhibited serious misregister problems […]

    1964, United States. Patent Office, Decisions of the Commissioner of Patents and of the United States Courts in Patent and Trademark Cases, page 490

Origin

From mis- + register.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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