misconnect
verb
mis·con·nect ˌmis-kə-ˈnekt 
misconnected; misconnecting
transitive + intransitive
: to connect (something) in a wrong or improper way
Spark plug wires should be replaced one at a time between the distributor cap or ignition coils and the spark plugs to avoid misconnecting the wires. If you misconnect the wires, the engine will not run.
Ronald G. Haefner
Ronald G. Haefnertwo people who sometimes misconnect
Word History
First Known Use
1883, in the meaning defined above
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- triple fugue
- triple fusion
- triple in
- triple jump
- triple jumper
- triple play
- triple point
- triple root
- triple salt
- triple scalar product
- triple screw
- triple sec
- triple sheer
- triple star
- triple thread
- triple threat
- triple tree
- triple valve
- triple-A
- triple-a battery
- triple-awn grass
- triple-awned grass
- triple-bogey
- triple-decker