Misplay

//mɪsˈpleɪ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A wrong play.

    "His misplay in the bridge tournament was penalized when it was noted he'd broken the rules."

  2. 2
    (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To play incorrectly or poorly. transitive

    "I misplayed that tennis shot: I should have hit it to her right instead of her left."

  2. 2
    play wrong or in an unskillful manner wordnet
  3. 3
    play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
errorclerical errorcorrigendumdo amisserratumerror

Example

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"I misplayed that tennis shot: I should have hit it to her right instead of her left."

Etymology

From mis- + play.

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