verb
- touches wrongly, inappropriately, or clumsily; handles something in the wrong way
Usage: archaic or literary; third-person singular present tense or plural noun form
Examples
- He mistouches the delicate instrument and causes it to malfunction.
- The clumsy worker mistouches the fragile artwork during transport.
- She mistouches the controls, activating the wrong sequence.
- The surgeon mistouches the tissue, requiring careful correction.
- One mistouches the violin strings and produces a discordant note.