misgrade
verb
mis·grade
ˌmis-ˈgrād 
misgraded; misgrading
: to grade (something) wrongly
The following Monday the office was flooded with complaints from soldiers convinced that their exams had been misgraded by the Army computer.—
Bryan Bender and Kevin Baron
Bryan Bender and Kevin Baron… a Brentwood home that was damaged in a mudslide caused when city employees misgraded a fire road.—Christina Binkley
Christina BinkleyIn all, he said, the company has identified seven projects for which it supplied lumber that was misgraded.—Tim Healy
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“Misgrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misgrade. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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