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misdial en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɪsdaɪəl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English dial English misdial From mis- + dial.

Meanings

  1. An instance of misdialling.

Forms

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misdials Number=Plur lexicographic

misdial en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /mɪsˈdaɪəl/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English dial English misdial From mis- + dial.

Meanings

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

Forms

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misdialed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
misdialed Tense=Past US lexicographic
misdialing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
misdialled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
misdialled Tense=Past UK lexicographic
misdials Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
misdialling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic

Translations (1)

de verwählen (to dial incorrectly)