- mislabel
- mis•la•bel[[t]mɪsˈleɪ bəl[/t]] v. t. -beled, -bel•ing or (esp. brit.)-belled, -bel•ling.to label wrongly, incorrectly, or misleadingly:to mislabel a bottle of medicine[/ex]•Etymology: 1945–50
From formal English to slang. 2014.
mislabel
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mislabel — verb brand incorrectly, classify incorrectly, deceive, defraud, describe incorrectly, designate incorrectly, docket incorrectly, falsely characterize, identify incorrectly, label incorrectly, lead astray, lead into error, mark incorrectly,… … Law dictionary
mislabel — UK US /ˌmɪsˈleɪbəl/ verb [T] ( ll , US also l ) ► to put information that is not correct on something: »Because it was mislabeled, the wrong part was sent to us … Financial and business terms
mislabel — (v.) 1865, from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + LABEL (Cf. label) (v.). Related: Mislabeled; mislabeling … Etymology dictionary
mislabel — [mis lā′bəl] vt. mislabeled or mislabelled, mislabeling or mislabelling to label incorrectly or improperly … English World dictionary
mislabel — /mis lay beuhl/, v.t., mislabeled, mislabeling or (esp. Brit.) mislabelled, mislabelling. to label wrongly, incorrectly, or misleadingly: to mislabel a bottle of medicine. [MIS 1 + LABEL] * * * … Universalium
mislabel — verb To label incorrectly. Be sure not to mislabel the files or youll never find them again! … Wiktionary
mislabel — v. label incorrectly, label improperly … English contemporary dictionary
mislabel — verb (mislabels, mislabelling, mislabelled) label incorrectly … English new terms dictionary
mislabel — mis·label … English syllables
mislabel — (ˈ)mis+ transitive verb Etymology: mis (I) + label : to label incorrectly or falsely charged that the company had mislabeled its products … Useful english dictionary
