misset
verb
mis·set
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variants:
or mis-set
misset
or mis-set;
missetting\ ˌmis-ˈse-tiŋ
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or mis-setting
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or mis-setting
Definition of misset
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to set (something) wrongly
… whose low moment of the games came when she fell on the vault, then later learned the apparatus had been misset by two inches.— Todd Jacobson … the landing gear problem in Boston had been caused by a … mechanic who was told by an F.A.A. inspector to examine the gear, and in doing so had mis-set a switch …— Matthew L. Wald
2
Scottish, old-fashioned
: to put out of sorts : displease
"I did not say frighted, now—I only said mis-set wi' the thing …"— Walter Scott
mis-set
adjective
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Definition of mis-set (Entry 2 of 2)
: set or placed incorrectly
a mis-set thermostat The recall itself came to fruition this week. The problem? Missing or mis-set piston rings that can cause engine failure. — Argus Leader
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