"misnumber" meaning in English

See misnumber in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misnumbers [present, singular, third-person], misnumbering [participle, present], misnumbered [participle, past], misnumbered [past]
Etymology: From mis- + number. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|number}} mis- + number Head templates: {{en-verb}} misnumber (third-person singular simple present misnumbers, present participle misnumbering, simple past and past participle misnumbered)
  1. (transitive) To number incorrectly.
    To assign numbers nonsequentially where sequential numbering was due.
    Tags: transitive Hypernyms: misidentify Coordinate_terms: miscall, misname, misdate
    Sense id: en-misnumber-en-verb-~A73PwLC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (transitive) To number incorrectly.
    To ascribe singular where plural was due, or vice versa.
    Tags: transitive Hypernyms: misinflect, ;, misconjugate, misdecline Coordinate_terms: misgender
    Sense id: en-misnumber-en-verb-6wEOf~eC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To number incorrectly.",
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