misshiftEtymologyFrom mis- + shift.nounAn instance of misshifting (either sense).“So, the eventual coordinate misshift should not be significant.”verbTo 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.“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.”To change direction, location, or form incorrectly.“After checking the original data, we found that this trace was misshifted in the original gather.”