misconnect
English
Etymology
mis- + connect
Verb
misconnect (third-person singular simple present misconnects, present participle misconnecting, simple past and past participle misconnected)
- (transitive) To connect incorrectly.
- 2008 March 10, Erica Goode, “Toddler Returns to Iraq After Life-Saving Surgery”, in New York Times:
- Once Amenah arrived at the medical school in Nashville, Dr. Christian discovered that the girl had a far more complicated disorder than suspected: the heart’s chambers were misconnected and one chamber was too small to function fully.
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Noun
misconnect (plural misconnects)
- A misconnection.