• Misdial

    Origin

    - + dial

    Full definition of misdial

    Verb

    1. (ambitransitive) 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, As for Mr. Vashishta, he laughed in embarrassment as he recalled misdialing 911 not once but twice in a weekend.
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