"mistouch" meaning in English

See mistouch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈtʌtʃ/, /ˈmɪstʌtʃ/ Forms: mistouches [plural]
Etymology: From mis- + touch. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|touch}} mis- + touch Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mistouch (countable and uncountable, plural mistouches)
  1. Incorrect touch. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mistouch-en-noun-KPqaI7ZH

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈtʌtʃ/, /ˈmɪstʌtʃ/ Forms: mistouches [present, singular, third-person], mistouching [participle, present], mistouched [participle, past], mistouched [past]
Etymology: From mis- + touch. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|touch}} mis- + touch Head templates: {{en-verb}} mistouch (third-person singular simple present mistouches, present participle mistouching, simple past and past participle mistouched)
  1. To touch inappropriately, wrongly or by mistake.
    Sense id: en-mistouch-en-verb-WRojWqZ9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92

Inflected forms

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