misconnect
verb
uk/ˌmɪs.kəˈnekt/us/ˌmɪs.kəˈnekt/misconnectverb(JOIN WRONGLY)
[T]
tojoinsomething in thewrongway:
Thenursemisconnected the patient'sfeedingtube.
It may be that theUSBportsare misconnected.
- Care isneededwhenwiringup themainpowerconnector, as this cancausedamageif misconnected.
Connecting and combining
- abut
- additive
- adjoin
- affix
- agglutinate
- aggregation
- articulation
- desegregate
- desegregation
- dovetail
- eclectic
- eclectically
- hyphenate
- link(something)up
- linkage
- lumpsomeone/somethingtogether
- marriage
- marry
- weaving
- yoke
misconnectverb(TRANSPORT)
[IorT]
Ifbuses,planes, etc. misconnect, theyfailtoarriveandleaveat therighttimesso thatpassengersandbagscan go from one to the other:
Delayed and misconnectedflightsare themainreasonforbaggagedelays.
According to theairline, most misconnectingbagsare from othercarriers- they are notdeliveredintimeto maketheirnextflight.
- Mostcustomerserviceissuesarisefrom misconnectedflights,lostbaggage, andrelatedcomplaints.
Arrivals and departures
- admittance
- advent
- approach
- arr.
- arrival
- bourne
- connection
- dep.
- departure
- descent
- destination
- entrance
- entry
- eta
- going
- inflow
- influx
- invasion
- misconnection
- outflow
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Travelling