misplay
/mɪsˈpleɪ/
verb 1noun 1
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verb
1
To play incorrectly or poorly.
I misplayed that tennis shot: I should have hit it to her right instead of her left.
If there were any misplayed notes or misplucked strings, this listener blissfully unaware of them.
noun
1
A wrong play.
His misplay in the bridge tournament was penalized when it was noted he'd broken the rules.
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noun — (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out wh
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I misplayed that tennis shot: I should have hit it to her right instead of her left.
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If there were any misplayed notes or misplucked strings, this listener blissfully unaware of them.
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His misplay in the bridge tournament was penalized when it was noted he'd broken the rules.
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