missort

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/mɪsˈsɔː(ɹ)t//ˈmɪs.sɔː(ɹ)t/

verb

To sort incorrectly; to misorder.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

verbmissort (third-person singular simple present missorts, present participle missorting, simple past and past participle missorted)

present singular third person missorts · participle present missorting · participle past missorted · past missorted

  1. transitiveTo sort incorrectly; to misorder.

    And if four clubs was to be taken as natural, presumably South had missorted his hand, perhaps originally thinking he had 4-3-3-3 distribution when he was really 7-3-3-0; or, more likely, he had a six-card club suit and was willing to risk ending in four no-trump if North did not have extra values.

    2007 February 17, Phillip Alder, “A Forgetful Bidding Moment, but Lady Luck Comes Calling”, in New York Times
nounmissort (plural missorts)

plural missorts

  1. An incorrect sorting.
  2. Something incorrectly sorted.

Origin

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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