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misplay

  • /mɪsˈpleɪ/
  • /ˈmɪspleɪ/

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verb misplays · misplaying · misplayed

  1. transitive To play incorrectly or poorly. I misplayed that tennis shot: I should have hit it to her right instead of her left.

noun misplays

  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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@misc{misplay_2026,
  title = {misplay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/misplay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}