missort
1 of 2verb
mis·sort ˌmis-ˈsȯrt 
variants or mis-sort
missorted or mis-sorted; missorting or mis-sorting
transitive verb
: 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 Leibmissort
2 of 2noun
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
Victor Lipman 
Word History
First Known Use
Verb
1581, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1898, in the meaning defined above
missort
verb
as in to misclassify
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- misclassify
- mistype
- jumble
- mix (up)
- scramble
- lump
- disarrange
- confuse
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- break down
- class
- sort
- separate
- grade
- place
- distinguish
- type
- range
- distribute
- group
- classify
- rank
- digest
- categorize
- codify
- relegate
- array
- organize
- order
- dispose
- assort
- systematize
- peg
- compartment
- compartmentalize
- marshall
- draw up
- file
- index
- refer
- marshal
- catalog
- list
- catalogue
- alphabetize
- point of contention
- point of departure
- point of honor
- point of impact
- point of inflection
- point of no return
- point of order
- point of origin
- point of reference
- point of view
- point one's toes
- point out
- point pe
- Point Pelee National Park
- point people
- point person
- point persons
- point plat
- point rail
- point set
- point set topology
- point shorthair
- point source
- point spread
- point system