misfield

mis·field
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UK/ˌmɪsˈfiːld/US/ˌmɪsˈfild/UK/ˈmɪsfiːld/US/ˈmɪsˌfild/

verb

To field (“catch or intercept and play”) (a ball) clumsily or ineptly; in cricket this can result in the batsman scoring another run.

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Meanings

verbmisfield (third-person singular simple present misfields, present participle misfielding, simple past and past participle misfielded)

present singular third person misfields · participle present misfielding · participle past misfielded · past misfielded

  1. transitiveball gamesTo field (“catch or intercept and play”) (a ball) clumsily or ineptly; in cricket this can result in the batsman scoring another run.
  2. intransitiveball gamesTo field a ball clumsily or ineptly.
nounmisfield (plural misfields)

plural misfields

  1. ball gamesA failure to field (“catch or intercept and play”) a ball properly.

Origin

The verb is derived from mis- (prefix meaning ‘badly; wrongly’) + field (verb). The noun is derived from the verb.

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Translations

Finnish pelata pallo huonosti, pallon pelaaminen huonosti
  • pelata pallo huonosti(transitive) to field (a ball) clumsily or ineptly; (intransitive) to field a ball clumsily or ineptly
  • pallon pelaaminen huonostifailure to field a ball properly

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with misfield

fieldyieldsealedrevealedshieldconcealedwheeledpeeledinfieldafieldwieldheeledwealdkeeledbeshieldbieldhield
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Anagrams

Fidelism
Cite this entry
APA

misfield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misfield

MLA

“misfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misfield. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misfield,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misfield.

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