misdeal

M3I1S1D2E1A1L1
/mɪsˈdiːl//ˈmɪsdiːl/

verb

To deal or distribute wrongly.

“Now, Bill, that was your third misdeal.”

OriginEnglish deal ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

verbmisdeal (third-person singular simple present misdeals, present participle misdealing, simple past and past participle misdealt)

present singular third person misdeals · participle present misdealing · participle past misdealt · past misdealt

  1. ambitransitiveTo deal or distribute wrongly.

    Bill, you have misdealt two hands of poker already.

nounmisdeal (plural misdeals)

plural misdeals

  1. Incorrect dealing or distribution.

    Now, Bill, that was your third misdeal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishdeal
  10. Englishmisdeal

From mis- + deal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with misdeal

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Anagrams

misleadelasmid
Cite this entry
APA

misdeal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdeal

MLA

“misdeal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdeal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misdeal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdeal.

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