misdial

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English

Etymology

mis- +‎ dial

Pronunciation

  • (verb) IPA(key): /mɪsˈdaɪəl/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
    • Rhymes: -aɪəl
  • (noun) IPA(key): /ˈmɪsdaɪəl/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Verb

misdial (third-person singular simple present misdials, present participle (UK) misdialling or (US) misdialing, simple past and past participle (UK) misdialled or (US) misdialed)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To dial or use a keypad incorrectly, especially on a telephone.
    I misdialled her number and got through to a stranger.
    • 2009 February 15, Habiba Nosheen, “Uh-Oh, Calcutta”, in New York Times‎:
      As for Mr. Vashishta, he laughed in embarrassment as he recalled misdialing 911 not once but twice in a weekend.

Translations

Noun

misdial (plural misdials)

  1. An instance of misdialling.

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