Misorder

//mɪsˈɔː(ɹ)də(ɹ)// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Disorder; irregularity. archaic, uncountable

    "Surely it is an yl miſorder yͭ folk ſhalbe walking vp & down in the ſermon time (as I haue ſene in this place this Lent: & there ſhalbe ſuch huſſyng & buſſyng in the preachers eare, that it maketh hym oftentymes to forget his matter."

  2. 2
    That which is out of order or ordered incorrectly. countable

    "To the units transferred a sequence number is added to determine loss, duplications or misorders. Misorders and duplications can easily be resolved at the receiver's side by applying reordering ^([sic]) the sequence or just pruning the duplicated units."

Verb
  1. 1
    To sort or arrange incorrectly. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From mis- + order.

Etymology 2

From mis- + order.

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