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misselect

/mɪs.səˈlɛkt/

misselect verb: to select incorrectly.

Verb

misselect (third-person singular simple present misselects, present participle misselecting, simple past and past participle misselected)

  1. To select incorrectly.
    Synonyms:
    mischoose

Noun

misselect (plural misselects)

  1. An occurrence or instance of misselection
    • If the prediction is different, then a misselect has occurred.1997, Proceedings - Page 97, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Synonyms of misselect

Forms of misselect

Verb
third-person singular presentmisselects
present participlemisselecting
past participlemisselected
pastmisselected
Noun
pluralmisselects

Origin of misselect

From mis- + select.

Questions about misselect

What does misselect mean?
Misselect means to select incorrectly.
What part of speech is misselect?
Misselect can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce misselect?
Misselect is pronounced /mɪs.səˈlɛkt/.
What is the past tense of misselect?
The past tense of misselect is misselected.

Words near misselect in the dictionary

  1. missel thrushes
  2. missel-thrush
  3. Misselbrook
  4. misselden
  5. misseldine
  6. misselect
  7. misselected
  8. misselecting
  9. misselection
  10. misselections
  11. misselects

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