Dictionary Definition
misplay n : (baseball) a failure of a defensive
player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed [syn:
error]
Verb
1 play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note
2 play wrong or in an unskillful manner
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- To play incorrectly or
poorly.
- His misplay in the bridge tournament was penalized when it was
noted he'd broken the rules.
- I misplayed the tennis shot, I should have hit it to her right instead of left and she'd have had more trouble returning it.
- His misplay in the bridge tournament was penalized when it was
noted he'd broken the rules.
Anagrams
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
clerical error, corrigendum, do amiss,
erratum, error, failure, fault, faute, human error, misapply, misapprehension,
miscalculation,
miscall, miscarriage, miscite, misconception, misconduct, miscount, misdeal, misemploy, misfield, misidentification,
misjudgment,
mismanage, misprint, misquotation, misquote, misread, misreport, miss, misspell, misstatement, mistake, misunderstanding,
misuse, typo, typographical
error