Home › Words › M › misventmisventmisvent means to vent improperly.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, misvent ranks #13,965 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom mis- + vent.verbTo vent improperly.e.g.“In the event of misventing the transfer cask, a worker near the cask could receive a dose by inhaling contaminated atmosphere.” — 2004, Proposed Idaho Spent Fuel Facility at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory in Butte County, Idaho., pages 4-28:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).