misscreen

Verb

misscreen (third-person singular simple present misscreens, present participle misscreening, simple past and past participle misscreened)

1. To screen (examine in order to assess the status of) improperly.
   • In judging the evidence on these and subsequent questions, the 5 per cent level of statistical significance is used. χ² and p values are always given for the combination of over-and underscreening into per cent misscreened and for the combination of over- and underrating into per cent misrated.1956, Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, page 25
   • Let me say this: In going from about 3,000 girls to 9,500 girls in a very short period of time, in April, May, and June, we got some youngsters who were misscreened, were poorly screened, and didn't belong in the Job Corps.1967, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty, Examination of the War on Poverty, page 3136