mis·print
ˈmis-ˌprint 
plural misprints
1
: a mistake in printed text (such as a deviation from copy or a typographical error)
We all sadly know that misprints are inevitable nowadays … but there are so many here that one wonders if anyone attempted to proofread the book at all. Even the author's first name is misspelled on the title page.—
Steven Runciman
Steven Runciman2
: a genetic mutation
specifically
: a genetic mutation in which a nucleotide base in a codon has been replaced with a different nucleotide base
Gene therapy, getting under way in 47 trials worldwide, may ultimately prove to be the least toxic, most direct way to edit the misprints that cause cancer. —Tim Friend
Tim Friend
mis·print
ˌmis-ˈprint
misprinted; misprinting
: to print (something, such as text) incorrectly
… misprinted "father" as "fater" on page one …—Ellen Pall
Ellen PallExamples of misprint in a Sentence
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
To be paid in full within 60 days of his firing (that’s not a misprint).
—Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 8 Aug. 2025
Ryan Woodrow, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
There were also billboards featuring Bashar al-Assad and one that was apparently misprinted, with two Putins slightly offset from each other, holding Qur’ans next to a caption in Arabic and Russian reading guardian and protector of religions.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Philly dominated two head-to-head matchups between these teams in 2024, outscoring Dallas by a combined score of 75-13 (not a misprint).
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
To be paid in full within 60 days of his firing (that’s not a misprint).
—Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
First of all, the unique blue backing of the card, and also the date is misprinted as 1995 instead of the correct 1997 date.
—Ryan Woodrow, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
There were also billboards featuring Bashar al-Assad and one that was apparently misprinted, with two Putins slightly offset from each other, holding Qur’ans next to a caption in Arabic and Russian reading guardian and protector of religions.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Misprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misprint. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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