Misexchange

//ˌmɪsɪksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An exchange (any sense) that did not go as intended or that should not have occurred. countable, uncountable

    "At three significant points, however, those lines cross to allow glimpses of the social misexchange that bedevils the novel's central characters."

Verb
  1. 1
    To exchange what should not be exchanged, either in error or fraudulently

    "The E33 values at f 0.02 were misexchanged with those at f 0.08 in . -Ref. 16."

Example

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"The E33 values at f 0.02 were misexchanged with those at f 0.08 in . -Ref. 16."

Etymology

From mis- + exchange.

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