Home › Words › M › misfingermisfingermisfinger means to make a mistake in the finger positions when playing an instrument, resulting in a wrong note.EtymologyFrom mis- + finger.verbTo make a mistake in the finger positions when playing an instrument, resulting in a wrong note.To misplace the hands or fingers when typing, resulting in errors in the resulting text.e.g.“Each one watched the one at the machine and didn't allow any misfingering. Very quickly they learned the touch method for the middle row.” — 1959, The Balance Sheet - Volume 41, page 48:To unthinkingly or accidentally touch someone or something one should not.e.g.“The causes? Overconfidence? Misfingering? Disbelief that anything serious could happen, by that opponent, so early?” — 1966, Chess Review, page 334:To fumble or place something incorrectly due to poor coordination of the fingers.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).