miscorrect
To correct erroneously; to make a mistake in attempting to correct another mistake.
Verb
- To correct erroneously; to make a mistake in attempting to correct another mistake.
- A proofreader that does not know foreign languages is likely to miscorrect Latin words.
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meythâ‚‚-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English correct English miscorrect From mis- + correct.