mistouch

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ touch

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /mɪsˈtʌtʃ/
• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪstʌtʃ/

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.

Noun

mistouch (countable and uncountable, plural mistouches)

1. Incorrect touch.
   • 2009, Sarah Jennings, Art and Politics: The History of the National Arts Centre, page 73:

     After a mistouch of a button, the orchestra suddenly rose up out of the pit in mid-performance and travelled on past stage level to tower over both the performers and the audience.