misplay

noun

mis·​play ˈmis-ˌplā How to pronounce misplay (audio)
: a wrong or unskillful play : error
misplay transitive verb

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Only a couple of Ryan Graves misplays led to Florida eventually evening the game. Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 Watch video of Machado’s home run (complete with Fernando Tatis Jr.’s reaction) here. Balls and strikes: Kyle Hart was charged with six runs, all of them earned, even though a couple defensive misplays led to the final four of those scoring. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025 The run was a result of two straight misplays by catcher Luis Torrens in the first inning. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025 Those are the kind of misplays that good players and teams will punish, and that’s precisely what happened. Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misplay

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of misplay was in 1867

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“Misplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misplay. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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misplay

noun
mis·​play (ˈ)mis-ˈplā How to pronounce misplay (audio)
: a wrong or unskillful play
misplay
(ˈ)mis-ˈplā
ˈmis-ˌplā
verb
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