"misregister" meaning in English

See misregister in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈɹɛd͡ʒɪstə(ɹ)/
Etymology: From mis- + register. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|register}} mis- + register Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} misregister (uncountable)
  1. (television) Undesirable displacement of the electron beam from the centre of a phosphor dot. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-misregister-en-noun-5n~m1OKc Categories (other): Television, 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: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Topics: broadcasting, media, television

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈɹɛd͡ʒɪstə(ɹ)/ Forms: misregisters [present, singular, third-person], misregistering [participle, present], misregistered [participle, past], misregistered [past]
Etymology: From mis- + register. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|register}} mis- + register Head templates: {{en-verb}} misregister (third-person singular simple present misregisters, present participle misregistering, simple past and past participle misregistered)
  1. To register incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-misregister-en-verb-ApIPWtR7

Inflected forms

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