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mis⋅di⋅al

  [v. mis-dahy-uhl, -dahyl; n. mis-dahy-uhl, -dahyl] verb -di⋅aled, -di⋅al⋅ing or (especially British) -di⋅alled, -di⋅al⋅ling, noun
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to dial incorrectly.
–noun
2. an act or instance of misdialing.
Origin:
1960–65; mis- 1 + dial
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mis·di·al   (mĭs-dī'əl, -dīl')   
tr. & intr.v.   mis·di·aled or mis·di·alled, mis·di·al·ing or mis·di·al·ling, mis·di·als
To dial or be dialed incorrectly.
mis'di'al n.
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Word Origin & History

misdial 
"to dial a wrong number on a telephone," 1964; see mis- (1) + dial (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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