misprogram

verb

mis·​pro·​gram ˌmis-ˈprō-ˌgram 

-grəm

misprogrammed or misprogramed; misprogramming or misprograming

transitive verb

: to program (something, such as a machine) incorrectly

Apparently the sender had meant to broadcast the message to different recipients but had misprogrammed the [fax] machine.

—Peter H. Lewis

If you don't also learn to master the negative ego, it will not only misprogram your thinking, it will misprogram all your feelings and emotions …

—Joshua David Stone

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above