misdialn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪsˌdʌɪəl/, U.S.

/ˈmɪsˌdaɪəl/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, dial n.¹

Etymology: Apparently < mis- prefix¹ + dial n.¹ Compare later misdialled adj., misdialling n., misdial v.

The act of misdialling a telephone number; an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1948 Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpareil 20 June 3/4 They catch the ‘misdial’ and cut in with a ‘What number are you calling, please?’

1979 Public Opinion Q. 43 220 Verification of the number reached was required to discover misdials.

1995 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman 18 Apr. f4/2 Several problems remain, including..how to charge for misdials.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

misdialv.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsˈdʌɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈdaɪəl/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and dial v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, dial v.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + dial v. Compare earlier misdial n., misdialled adj., misdialling n.

1. intransitive. To dial a telephone number incorrectly.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > communicate by telephone [verb (intransitive)] > dial

dial1921

redial1951

misdial1954

1954 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 3 Aug. 4/8 People keep calling information back, getting the same number over and over again, then misdialling.

1964 W. Markfield To Early Grave (1965) xii. 244 You could have been all along misdialing.

1967 J. Gardner Madrigal i. 6 He misdialled, then got it right... The signal brut-brutted at the far end of the line.

1988 Which? Nov. 532/1 Seeing the numbers as you dial them is an assurance that you haven't mis-dialled.

2000 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch (Nexis) 30 Oct. d16 What if someone misdialed and sued us?

2. transitive. To make a mistake in dialling (a telephone number or location).

ΚΠ

1957 Lima (Ohio) News 23 Aug. 2/1 The main trouble with the new system has been..that of persons dialing old numbers, using the letter ‘O’ for the figure ‘O’, and misdialing the prefix.

1965 Daily Mirror 16 May 13 The last person luckless enough to have VIGilant 4832 in his hall was so pestered with people who had mis-dialled Buckingham Palace that he asked to have the number changed.

1980 Fortune (Nexis) 6 Oct. 37 A lot of people who wanted the law firm would misdial one of the digits and reach a very aggravated Dana Jacobson at home.

2000 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 21 Oct. 2 She had misdialled the number by one digit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	misdial
释义	misdialn. Brit. /ˈmɪsˌdʌɪəl/, U.S. /ˈmɪsˌdaɪəl/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, dial n.¹ Etymology: Apparently < mis- prefix¹ + dial n.¹ Compare later misdialled adj., misdialling n., misdial v. The act of misdialling a telephone number; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1948 Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpareil 20 June 3/4 They catch the ‘misdial’ and cut in with a ‘What number are you calling, please?’ 1979 Public Opinion Q. 43 220 Verification of the number reached was required to discover misdials. 1995 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman 18 Apr. f4/2 Several problems remain, including..how to charge for misdials. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). misdialv. Brit. /ˌmɪsˈdʌɪəl/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈdaɪəl/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and dial v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, dial v. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + dial v. Compare earlier misdial n., misdialled adj., misdialling n. 1. intransitive. To dial a telephone number incorrectly. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > communicate by telephone [verb (intransitive)] > dial dial1921 redial1951 misdial1954 1954 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 3 Aug. 4/8 People keep calling information back, getting the same number over and over again, then misdialling. 1964 W. Markfield To Early Grave (1965) xii. 244 You could have been all along misdialing. 1967 J. Gardner Madrigal i. 6 He misdialled, then got it right... The signal brut-brutted at the far end of the line. 1988 Which? Nov. 532/1 Seeing the numbers as you dial them is an assurance that you haven't mis-dialled. 2000 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch (Nexis) 30 Oct. d16 What if someone misdialed and sued us? 2. transitive. To make a mistake in dialling (a telephone number or location). ΚΠ 1957 Lima (Ohio) News 23 Aug. 2/1 The main trouble with the new system has been..that of persons dialing old numbers, using the letter ‘O’ for the figure ‘O’, and misdialing the prefix. 1965 Daily Mirror 16 May 13 The last person luckless enough to have VIGilant 4832 in his hall was so pestered with people who had mis-dialled Buckingham Palace that he asked to have the number changed. 1980 Fortune (Nexis) 6 Oct. 37 A lot of people who wanted the law firm would misdial one of the digits and reach a very aggravated Dana Jacobson at home. 2000 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 21 Oct. 2 She had misdialled the number by one digit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1948v.1954
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