Misdial
[verb mis-dahy-uh l, -dahyl; noun mis-dahy-uh l, -dahyl] /verb mɪsˈdaɪ əl, -ˈdaɪl; noun ˈmɪsˌdaɪ əl, -ˌdaɪl/
verb (used with or without object), misdialed, misdialing or (especially British) misdialled, misdialling.
1.
to incorrectly.
noun
2.
an act or instance of misdialing.
v.
“to dial a wrong number on a telephone,” 1964; see mis- (1) + dial (v.). Related: Misdialed; misdialing.
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