MISPLAY

error, misplay

(noun) (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

misplay

(verb) play wrong or in an unskillful manner

misplay

(verb) play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

(transitive) To play incorrectly or poorly.

Noun

misplay (plural misplays)

A wrong play.

Anagrams

• impalsy

Source: Wiktionary



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