verb
- to labor or work incorrectly, inefficiently, or to no good purpose
Usage: archaic or literary; transitive or intransitive
Examples
- The team mislabored on the project for weeks before realizing their approach was flawed.
- He mislabored under the false assumption that the old method would work.
- They mislabored to complete the task without proper guidance.
- The workers mislabored in the heat, unaware their efforts were misguided.