misplay

present singular third person misplays · participle present misplaying · participle past misplayed · past misplayed

1. transitiveTo play incorrectly or poorly.

   I misplayed that tennis shot: I should have hit it to her right instead of her left.

   1 more example

   If there were any misplayed notes or misplucked strings, this listener blissfully unaware of them.

   1979, High Fidelity Incorporating Musical America - Volume 29, page 32

plural misplays

1. A wrong play.

   His misplay in the bridge tournament was penalized when it was noted he'd broken the rules.