misprint
noun /ˈmɪsprɪnt 
/
/An error in printed text: Galway might be a misprint for Galloway...
- A number of misprints and proof reading errors are present which could have been avoided.
- Some are full of misprints, errors and inappropriacies; others can stand comparison with imported texts.
- The book itself is handsomely presented, but surprisingly for a BBC publication, contains quite a few misprints and typos.
Synonyms
mistake, error, printing mistake/error, typographical mistake/error, typesetting mistake/error, keyboarding mistake/error, keying mistake/error, typing mistake/error, corrigendum, erratum;
British literal
informal typo, howler
British informal boob
verb /mɪsˈprɪnt / [with object]
/ [with object]Print (something) incorrectly: we misprinted the Cricketline number for Middlesex...
- In the reviews of Studia Fennica Folkloristica no.s 2 and 3 in the 1999 issue of Folklore, the Finnish word runo was misprinted as rung.
- Certainly, the exams didn't look to be getting off to the best start, when the first person noticed that the rubric was misprinted as ‘Answer all 5 questions’.
- Yes, five poems in a row are misprinted.
