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A telephone number dialled by mistake, for example, by transposing digits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: number, phone number, telephone number
A telephone call received from an unfamiliar caller, due to a mistake in the number dialled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Examples
- - Who was that on the phone? - It was just a wrong number.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An incorrect notion or understanding concerning a person or situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: misapprehension, misinterpretation, misunderstanding
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
رَقْم غَيْر صَحِيح
(raqm ḡayr ṣaḥīḥ)
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Arabic:
رَقْم خَاطِئ
(raqm ḵāṭiʔ)
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Bulgarian:
грешен номер
(grešen nomer)
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Danish:
forkert nummer
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Finnish:
väärä numero
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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French:
faux numéro
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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German:
falsche Nummer
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Hindi:
ग़लत नंबर
(ġalat nambar)
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Japanese:
間違い電話
(machigai denwa)
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Kapampangan:
aliwang numeru
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Kapampangan:
maling numeru
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Kapampangan:
aliwang ayawus
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Kapampangan:
maling ayawus
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Marathi:
चुकीचा क्रमांक
(cukīcā kramāṅka)
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Marathi:
राँग नंबर
(rŏṅga nambar)
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Polish:
pomyłka
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Portuguese:
engano
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Russian:
непра́вильный но́мер
(neprávilʹnyj nómer)
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Russian:
оши́бочный но́мер
(ošíbočnyj nómer)
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Russian:
не тот но́мер
(ne tot nómer)
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Spanish:
número equivocado
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
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Urdu:
غلط نمبر
(ġalat nambar)
— A call with a mistake in the number dialled
