1. to file (a document or record) in the wrong place or under the wrong category

Examples

• The secretary accidentally misfiled the contract under the wrong client name.
• Important medical records were misfiled, causing delays in patient care.
• Don’t misfile these tax documents or we’ll never find them again.
• The clerk misfiled the application, so it took weeks to process.
• She spent hours searching for the report that had been misfiled.
• The computer system prevents users from misfiling digital documents.