1. past tense and past participle of misdial; dialed a telephone number incorrectly

Examples

• I misdialed and reached the wrong person.
• She misdialed the number three times before getting it right.
• He apologized for having misdialed their home phone.
• The customer misdialed and called our competitor instead.
• After I misdialed, a stranger answered the phone.
• They misdialed the emergency number during the crisis.