mistighten

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verb

To tighten improperly.

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Meanings

verbmistighten (third-person singular simple present mistightens, present participle mistightening, simple past and past participle mistightened)

present singular third person mistightens · participle present mistightening · participle past mistightened · past mistightened

  1. To tighten improperly.

    Mistightening can be checked visually .

    1985, The Japan Industrial & Technological Bulletin - Volume 13, page 17
    2 more examples

    to detect when a bolt has been mistightened

    1978, American Machinist - Volume 122, Issues 1-6, page 75

    If you change cooler and PC won't boot or has ram problems, it is usually the mount, but I don't know how easy it is (or if it possible) to mistighten/overtighten this cooler.

    2023 September 22, Tetras, “Troubleshooting: DRAM light on MOBO”, in Linus Tech Tips

Origin

From mis- + tighten.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nighttimes
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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