Misprint

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪspɹɪnt/

Definitions

1. A typographical error found in printed materials that alters the original text meaning
2. A fault in printed documents leading to unintended or incorrect presentation of text
3. An error occurring in printed text where characters are mistakenly set, causing incorrect words or letters to appear

Etymology: A misprint is one of the plainest compounds in English: the prefix "mis-", meaning wrong or amiss, attached to "print". The prefix comes from Old English, where it had the same sense of error or going astray, and it appears in many familiar words such as "mistake" and "misunderstand". "Print" has a longer road behind it, passing through Middle English and the Latin verb "imprimere", meaning to press into or impress, which is the same idea that gave the printing press its name. So the word's logic is literal: a misprint is a press impression that went wrong, a mark pressed onto the page in the wrong form. The compound is a straightforward English formation, and its meaning has stayed close to that original picture of a pressed-in error.

Synonyms: error, mistake, blunder

Antonyms: correct, accuracy