"missignal" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /mɪsˈsɪɡnəl/ Forms: missignals [plural]
Etymology: From mis- + signal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|signal}} mis- + signal Head templates: {{en-noun}} missignal (plural missignals)
  1. A bad or incorrect signal
    Sense id: en-missignal-en-noun-THpichk9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 85 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mis-signal

Verb [English]

IPA: /mɪsˈsɪɡnəl/ Forms: missignals [present, singular, third-person], missignaling [participle, present], missignalling [participle, present], missignaled [participle, past], missignaled [past], missignalled [participle, past], missignalled [past]
Etymology: From mis- + signal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|signal}} mis- + signal Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=missignalled|pres_ptc2=missignalling}} missignal (third-person singular simple present missignals, present participle missignaling or missignalling, simple past and past participle missignaled or missignalled)
  1. (transitive) To signal wrongly or in error Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-missignal-en-verb-AMT1uRWq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mis-signal

Inflected forms

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