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verbmisdefend (third-person singular simple present misdefends, present participle misdefending, simple past and past participle misdefended)
present singular third person misdefends · participle present misdefending · participle past misdefended · past misdefended
- transitivebridgeTo defend incorrectly.
After a flat board, Wbridge5 misdefended to allow a second overtrick in three no-trump.
2009 September 26, Phillip Alder, “Jack Gets Bragging Rights in Computer Battle”, in New York Times
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APA
misdefend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdefend
MLA
“misdefend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdefend. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misdefend,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdefend.
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