misplay
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Definition
Verb:
- To play a game, sport, or musical instrument in a wrong, unskillful, or incorrect manner.
- To make an error or mistake while playing.
Noun:
- An instance of playing incorrectly or unskillfully.
- In baseball, a specific defensive failure to make an out when normal play would have succeeded.
Usage
- Verb: This word is used to describe an action where a player or performer makes a mistake.
- Noun: This word is used to name the specific error or failure that occurred during play.
Examples
Verb:
- The shortstop misplayed the ground ball, allowing the runner to reach base safely.
- The pianist misplayed the final chord, ruining the piece's dramatic ending.
- He tends to misplay difficult shots when he's under pressure.
Noun:
- The team lost due to a critical misplay in the ninth inning.
- That misplay by the goalkeeper cost them the championship.
- Her only misplay in the entire concert was a single flubbed note.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in sports commentary and musical criticism to analyze errors.
- It can imply not just a simple mistake, but a failure to execute a routine or expected action correctly.
Variants and Related Words
- Misplayed (verb, past tense/participle): Describes an action that has already happened.
- The misplayed fly ball resulted in a triple.
- Misplaying (verb, present participle/gerund): Describes the ongoing action or the concept.
- Consistently misplaying easy catches is a sign of poor focus.
Synonyms
- Verb: Fumble, botch, flub, err, bungle.
- Noun: Error, mistake, blunder, fumble, flub.
Antonyms
- Verb: Execute, perform, play correctly, succeed.
- Noun: Success, correct play, good play.
Noun
- (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
Verb
- play wrong or in an unskillful manner
- play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note