"miscontact" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈkɒntækt/ Forms: miscontacts [plural]
Etymology: From mis- + contact. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|contact}} mis- + contact Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} miscontact (countable and uncountable, plural miscontacts)
  1. Failure to make a proper contact. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-miscontact-en-noun--Hz5UBGg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 39 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 31 37 32
  2. Contact that is inappropriate, mistaken, or destructive. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-miscontact-en-noun-FFSHAxZ6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 39 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 45 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 55 25

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈkɒntækt/ Forms: miscontacts [present, singular, third-person], miscontacting [participle, present], miscontacted [participle, past], miscontacted [past]
Etymology: From mis- + contact. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|contact}} mis- + contact Head templates: {{en-verb}} miscontact (third-person singular simple present miscontacts, present participle miscontacting, simple past and past participle miscontacted)
  1. To form a miscontact.
    Sense id: en-miscontact-en-verb-HxCdUNos Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 39 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 31 37 32

Inflected forms

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