"mislaunch" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪslɔːntʃ/ [noun], /mɪsˈlɔːntʃ/ [verb] Forms: mislaunches [plural]
Etymology: mis- + launch Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|launch}} mis- + launch Head templates: {{en-noun|es}} mislaunch (plural mislaunches)
  1. An attempt to launch something which results in it not following the intended trajectory.
    Sense id: en-mislaunch-en-noun-LCuJnbpG
  2. The act of accidentally launching something.
    Sense id: en-mislaunch-en-noun-yXqR-RvS
  3. The failure of a marketing campaign to introduce a new product.
    Sense id: en-mislaunch-en-noun-4Rd~P6Fw

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɪslɔːntʃ/ [noun], /mɪsˈlɔːntʃ/ [verb] Forms: mislaunches [present, singular, third-person], mislaunching [participle, present], mislaunched [participle, past], mislaunched [past]
Etymology: mis- + launch Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|launch}} mis- + launch Head templates: {{en-verb}} mislaunch (third-person singular simple present mislaunches, present participle mislaunching, simple past and past participle mislaunched)
  1. To launch a projectile or vehicle so that it does not follow the correct trajectory.
    Sense id: en-mislaunch-en-verb-3X7Sw2v3
  2. To accidentally launch something that should not be launched.
    Sense id: en-mislaunch-en-verb-6fbGkNLI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 3 17 16 45 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 12 10 20 18 25 16
  3. To fail in the introduction of a product or program.
    Sense id: en-mislaunch-en-verb-LMzgmQRY

Inflected forms

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