misrelease

Etymology

From mis- + release.

misrelease means the act of misreleasing. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

The act of misreleasing.“I also want to correct a little misrelease in the press release: I was not attached ever to the 101st Regiment in Vietnam, the 541st Military Intelligence Detachment .”

verb

To release incorrectly, i.e. to release something that should not be released, or to release in the wrong way.“First, 17,000 copies of an unknown Dylan composition were misreleased in California under the title 'Positively 4th Street.'”