Misinstall

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To install improperly or by mistake.

    "If possible, the evaluator should insert the same type of defects (or simulate the defects) that occur in the components of the circuits involved. If a particular decoder chip on a certain board is often misinstalled, for example, one should misinstall the component."

Example

More examples

"If possible, the evaluator should insert the same type of defects (or simulate the defects) that occur in the components of the circuits involved. If a particular decoder chip on a certain board is often misinstalled, for example, one should misinstall the component."

Etymology

From mis- + install.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.