Home › Words › M › mislaunchmislaunch/ˈmɪslɔːntʃ/mislaunch · noun — an attempt to launch something which results in it not following the intended trajectory.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).mislaunch is pronounced /ˈmɪslɔːntʃ/.EtymologyFrom mis- + launch.nounAn attempt to launch something which results in it not following the intended trajectory.e.g.“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, “Project OSCAR Launching”, in CQ: The Radio Amateurs' Journal, volume 17, page 87:The act of accidentally launching something.The failure of a marketing campaign to introduce a new product.e.g.“Let us forget the whole muddled mislaunch and look at this important car as […]” — 1968, Henry Sturmey, H. Walter Staner, “Those Elusive 3-Litres”, in The Autocar, page 53:verbTo launch a projectile or vehicle so that it does not follow the correct trajectory.e.g.“The boy's arm aimed, mislaunched, and the dart swam through the air towards the front of the class, landing near Miss Fry.” — 1970, Anthony Burgess, The Worm and the Ring, page 254:To accidentally launch something that should not be launched.To fail in the introduction of a product or program.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.mistarget 59% match — To target incorrectly. vs mislaunch →misexecute 57% match — To execute or carry out improperly. vs mislaunch →undershoot 55% match — To shoot not far enough or not well enough. vs mislaunch →launching 55% match — The act by which something is launched; a launch. vs mislaunch →misstrike 54% match — To strike badly or incorrectly. vs mislaunch →misaim 54% match — To aim incorrectly. vs mislaunch →misdirect 54% match — To direct something wrongly vs mislaunch →misinstall 54% match — To install improperly or by mistake. vs mislaunch →