misplay

From mis- + play.

• IPA^(key): (verb) /mɪsˈpleɪ/

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  • Rhymes: -eɪ
• IPA^(key): (noun) /ˈmɪspleɪ/

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misplay (third-person singular simple present misplays, present participle misplaying, simple past and past participle misplayed)

1. (transitive) To play incorrectly or poorly.

   Hyponyms: misfield, miscatch, misthrow; mishit; fumble

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

   • 1979, High Fidelity Incorporating Musical America - Volume 29, page 32:

     If there were any misplayed notes or misplucked strings, this listener blissfully unaware of them.

misplay (plural misplays)

1. A wrong play.

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

• impalsy