miswire
Connect circuits incorrectly
Miswire means to connect electrical wiring incorrectly, whether by joining the wrong wires together or routing them to the wrong terminals.
A miswired outlet or appliance can fail to function, blow fuses, or create dangerous conditions like electrical fires or shock hazards.
The term extends to any faulty connection in a system: The electrician discovered someone had miswired the whole circuit.
Figuratively, miswire describes neural or cognitive errors: My brain is miswired for mornings.
Join incorrectly
- misconfigurationIncorrect system setup
- misrouteSend off course
- glitchMinor system fault
- bugCrawling creature or defect
fault · defect · flaw · malfunction · failure · breakdown · short · installation error
Closed electrical pathway
- connectionA joining or relation
- short-circuitUnintended electrical path
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
- conductorOne who directs musicians
insulation · voltage · grounding · fuse · breaker · relay · current · resistance
Failure to grasp meaning
- mixed signalsContradictory indications from someone
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
- disconnectTo break a connection
breakdown · garbled message · wrong connection · signal interference · crosstalk
misconnect
Join incorrectly
- misconfigurationIncorrect system setup
- misrouteSend off course
- glitchMinor system fault
bug · fault · defect · flaw · malfunction · failure · breakdown · short · installation error · technical error
circuit
Closed electrical pathway
- connectionA joining or relation
- short-circuitUnintended electrical path
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
conductor · insulation · voltage · grounding · fuse · breaker · relay · current · resistance · splice
misunderstanding
Failure to grasp meaning
- mixed signalsContradictory indications from someone
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
disconnect · breakdown · garbled message · wrong connection · signal interference · crosstalk