misdial

[ verb mis-dahy-uhl, -dahyl; noun mis-dahy-uhl, -dahyl ]

verb (used with or without object)

, mis·di·aled, mis·di·al·ing or (especially British) mis·di·alled, mis·di·al·ling.

1. to dial incorrectly.

noun

1. an act or instance of misdialing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of misdial¹

First recorded in 1960–65; mis- ¹ + dial