misdial
Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of misdial
Example Sentences
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But the misdial had collided his two worlds: firefighting and fatherhood.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2015
She places a panicked call to a stranger who recently misdialed her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
Three years ago, Burgess misdialed trying to reach his mother.
From Inc ● Jul. 1, 2010
Carter had to ask listeners to be certain they were dialing the 900 area code, because one Otto Flaig of Milwaukee had complained about receiving an avalanche of misdialed calls.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his haste he misdialed the first time.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn
Examples: collect and person-to-person calls and automatic credit for misdialing.
From Time Magazine Archive
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