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or mis-set
misset or mis-set; missetting
ˌmis-ˈse-tiŋ
or mis-setting
1
: to set (something) wrongly
… whose low moment of the games came when she fell on the vault, then later learned the apparatus had been misset by two inches.—Todd Jacobson
… the landing gear problem in Boston had been caused by a … mechanic who was told by an F.A.A. inspector to examine the gear, and in doing so had mis-set a switch …—Matthew L. Wald
2
Scotland, old-fashioned
: to put out of sorts : displease
"I did not say frighted, now—I only said mis-set wi' the thing …"—Walter Scott
: set or placed incorrectly
a mis-set thermostat
The recall itself came to fruition this week. The problem? Missing or mis-set piston rings that can cause engine failure.—Argus Leader
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