Miscancel

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To cancel by mistake.

    "No one will ever discover it, and, if they do, the lady has only to say that she stupidly miscanceled."

  2. 2
    To make a mistake in the process of cancelling.

    "The prescriptions are sometimes irresponsibly written by general practitioners. We usually find miscancelled prescriptions arranged for the purpose of abuse."

Example

More examples

"No one will ever discover it, and, if they do, the lady has only to say that she stupidly miscanceled."

Etymology

From mis- + cancel.

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