mishit

M3I1S1H4I1T1
/ˈmɪshɪt//mɪsˈhɪt/

noun

An incorrect or bad hit.

“Although Collins mishit the ball, he still managed to pocket the red.”

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

nounmishit (plural mishits)

plural mishits

  1. hobbiesAn incorrect or bad hit.

    England added only one more run to its overnight second-innings total of 221 for 9 before Broad was caught by Hammer at mid-on to a mishit.

verbmishit (third-person singular simple present mishits, present participle mishitting, simple past and past participle mishit)

present singular third person mishits · participle present mishitting

  1. transitiveTo incorrectly or badly hit.

    Although Collins mishit the ball, he still managed to pocket the red.

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. Englishhit
  10. Englishmishit

From mis- + hit.

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Translations

Polish chybienie, chybiać
  • chybienieincorrect or bad hit
  • chybiaćto incorrectly or badly hit
  • chybićto incorrectly or badly hit

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mishit

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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