mistouch

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English

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Etymology

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From mis- +‎ touch.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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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.