misnumber

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ number.

Verb

misnumber (third-person singular simple present misnumbers, present participle misnumbering, simple past and past participle misnumbered)

  1. (transitive) To number incorrectly.
    1. To assign numbers nonsequentially where sequential numbering was due.
      Hypernym: misidentify
      Coordinate terms: miscall, misname, misdate
      The pages in this report are misnumbered. There are two "page 7"s, and there is no "page 6"!
    2. To ascribe singular where plural was due, or vice versa.
      Hypernyms: misinflect; misconjugate, misdecline
      Coordinate term: misgender

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