mis·sort
ˌmis-ˈsȯrt 
variants
or mis-sort
missorted or mis-sorted; missorting or mis-sorting
: to sort (something) badly or incorrectly
… the airline claims the system performed miserably during a test period in December, missorting huge numbers of bags and dumping them in the wrong location.—
Arthur Hodges and Jeffrey Leib
Arthur Hodges and Jeffrey Leib
mis·sort
ˈmis-ˌsȯrt
variants
or mis-sort
plural missorts or mis-sorts
: an item (such as a piece of mail) that is incorrectly sorted
a box of missorts at the post office
also
: an instance of missorting something
If a two-person team achieved no missorts for an entire week, we were each rewarded … —Victor Lipman
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“Missort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missort. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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