MISPRINT

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does misprint mean? 

• MISPRINT (noun)
  The noun MISPRINT has 1 sense:

1. a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

  Familiarity information: MISPRINT used as a noun is very rare.

• MISPRINT (verb)
  The verb MISPRINT has 1 sense:

1. print incorrectly

  Familiarity information: MISPRINT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MISPRINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

erratum; literal; literal error; misprint; typo; typographical error

Hypernyms ("misprint" is a kind of...):

error; mistake (part of a statement that is not correct)

Derivation:

misprint (print incorrectly)

• MISPRINT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they misprint ... he / she / it misprints
Past simple: misprinted   
Past participle: misprinted   
-ing form: misprinting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Print incorrectly

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "misprint" is one way to...):

print (write as if with print; not cursive)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

misprint (a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind)