misshift verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •To change gears incorrectly, such as switching into the wrong gear or ending up in a state when the vehicle is not in gear, or being in the wrong gear for a certain time of driving when another gear is required.If you wait until later, your drivetrain is liable to misshift under the hard pedaling load. — 1990 •To change direction, location, or form incorrectly.After checking the original data, we found that this trace was misshifted in the original gather. — 1992 noun1 •An instance of misshifting (either sense).So, the eventual coordinate misshift should not be significant. — 2004 formsmisshifted · misshifting · misshifts
