Misdefense

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A faulty defense that allows one's opponent to take advantage uncountable

    "South now had seven tricks (two spades, three hearts and two clubs), and a later misdefense allowed an overtrick."

Example

More examples

"South now had seven tricks (two spades, three hearts and two clubs), and a later misdefense allowed an overtrick."

Etymology

From mis- + defense.

More for "misdefense"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.