misfile

[mis-fahyl]

verb (used with object)

misfiled, misfiling 

1. to file (papers, documents, records, etc.) incorrectly; file in the wrong place.

misfile

/ ˌmɪsˈfaɪl /

verb

1. to file (papers, records, etc) wrongly

Word History and Origins

Origin of misfile¹

mis- ¹ + file ¹

Example Sentences

"If you misfile it," Roth says, the weight of experience behind him, "it's gone."

From Los Angeles Times

“And figuring out where is that misfile,” among the millions of patent papers, was the challenge.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• confuse 
• disorganize 
• disturb 
• unsettle