Definition of "misshift"

His expert testimony indicated that it would have been technologically feasible and economically viable to install a warning system, at a cost of between $20 to $50, that would cause a horn to go off and a light to flash on the shift indicator if the driver should misshift the vehicle or begin to leave it when the gear shift was not latched in park.

1989, Trial Lawyers Quarterly - Volume 20, page 13

If you wait until later, your drivetrain is liable to misshift under the hard pedaling load.

1990, Joe Kita, Bicycling Magazine's New Bike Owner's Guide, page 28

This skill takes a while to develop, and even the best riders misshift from time to time, but with time shifting becomes second nature.

1996, Dave King, Michael Kaminer, The Mountain Bike Experience

After checking the original data, we found that this trace was misshifted in the original gather.

1992, Stanford Exploration Project - Issue 73, page 195

"You misshifted?” He takes several deep breaths. “Into what?” “A panther,” I whisper down into my plate.

2010, Fresno Scifi, Fantasy Writers, I Dreamed a Crooked Dream, page 198

By using this as a cue, it is thought that their sense of direction was less likely to misshift.

2022, Francisco Rebelo, Ergonomics in Design, page 515

So, the eventual coordinate misshift should not be significant.

2004, João Agria Torres, EUREF Publication No. 13, page 144

A misshift or a dropped chain can really ruin your cadence and momentum.

2006, Marla Streb, Bicycling Magazine's Century Training Program, page 176

Four misshifts and a throttle burp later, I couldn't stand it anymore, and made him surrender control of the vehicle.

2008, Chris Lemmon, A Twist of Lemmon: A Tribute to My Father

These hyperliterary historical misshifts centered in the superheated technological and cultural engine of the US-centric English-speaking imperium.

2009, Francisco J. Ricardo, Literary Art in Digital Performance, page 182