Sekirov Dictionary

mislaunch

/ˈmɪslɔːntʃ/

noun 3
verb 3
forms 3

noun3

•
An attempt to launch something which results in it not following the intended trajectory.
- It will take many static tests before we are ready to go, however I would rather see all the bugs removed on the ground than have a mislaunch. — 1961
•
The failure of a marketing campaign to introduce a new product.
- Let us forget the whole muddled mislaunch and look at this important car as […] — 1968
•
The act of accidentally launching something.
- Computerised count down is introduced to eliminate the possibility of mislaunch. — 1994

verb3

•
To launch a projectile or vehicle so that it does not follow the correct trajectory.
- The boy's arm aimed, mislaunched, and the dart swam through the air towards the front of the class, landing near Miss Fry. — 1970
•
To fail in the introduction of a product or program.
- Having mislaunched the first move to pull down the NWFP coalition the party leadership is now facing the opposition's strong argument that it has always proved impatient with the opposition. — 1994
To accidentally launch something that should not be launched.

forms

mislaunched · mislaunching · mislaunches

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