misconnect

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/mɪskəˈnɛkt//ˈmɪskənɛkt/

verb

To connect incorrectly.

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Meanings

verbmisconnect (third-person singular simple present misconnects, present participle misconnecting, simple past and past participle misconnected)

present singular third person misconnects · participle present misconnecting · participle past misconnected · past misconnected

  1. transitiveTo connect incorrectly.

    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.

    2008 March 10, Erica Goode, “Toddler Returns to Iraq After Life-Saving Surgery”, in New York Times
nounmisconnect (plural misconnects)

plural misconnects

  1. A misconnection.

Origin

From mis- + connect.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

misconnect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misconnect

MLA

“misconnect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misconnect. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misconnect,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misconnect.

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