mispointingn.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsˈpɔɪntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈpɔɪn(t)ɪŋ/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and pointing n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, pointing n.¹, mispoint v.², -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Originally < mis- prefix¹ + pointing n.¹ In sense 2 probably independently < mispoint v.² + -ing suffix¹.

Now rare.

†1. The action of pointing at something in the wrong way. Obsolete. rare.In quot. 1542 the reference is to ‘pointing with the wrong finger’ (the middle finger rather than the index finger), formerly popularly regarded as a sign of madness.

ΚΠ

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 87 ^v The errour of mys~poyntyng with the fynger.

2. Incorrect punctuation or pointing; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun] > error in written mode > error in punctuation

mispointing1582

mispunctuation1807

mispointing1870

1582 J. Pates in R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis Printer to Rdr. 110 Thee mispoyncting of periods.

1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 307 Misprints and mispointings.

1984 J. Creaser in Rev. Eng. Stud. Feb. 51 The compositor..respected the corrected pointings..even though two of the mispointings were not self-evident errors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mispointing
释义	mispointingn. Brit. /ˌmɪsˈpɔɪntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈpɔɪn(t)ɪŋ/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and pointing n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, pointing n.¹, mispoint v.², -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Originally < mis- prefix¹ + pointing n.¹ In sense 2 probably independently < mispoint v.² + -ing suffix¹. Now rare. †1. The action of pointing at something in the wrong way. Obsolete. rare.In quot. 1542 the reference is to ‘pointing with the wrong finger’ (the middle finger rather than the index finger), formerly popularly regarded as a sign of madness. ΚΠ 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 87 ^v The errour of mys~poyntyng with the fynger. 2. Incorrect punctuation or pointing; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun] > error in written mode > error in punctuation mispointing1582 mispunctuation1807 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun] > error in written mode > error in punctuation > instance of mispunctuation1807 mispointing1870 1582 J. Pates in R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis Printer to Rdr. 110 Thee mispoyncting of periods. 1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 307 Misprints and mispointings. 1984 J. Creaser in Rev. Eng. Stud. Feb. 51 The compositor..respected the corrected pointings..even though two of the mispointings were not self-evident errors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1542
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