misplay
About 0.01 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb To play incorrectly or poorly.
I misplayed that tennis shot: I should have hit it to her right instead of her left.
- noun A wrong play.
His misplay in the bridge tournament was penalized when it was noted he'd broken the rules.
Similar words
error misprovide mess up misput misperform misoperate mispresent misplan mismake mismove
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Word family
misplayed misplaying misplays
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