misplay
Error during competition
To misplay is to play incorrectly or badly—making a wrong move in a game, mishandling a ball in sports, or bungling a situation that requires skillful action: The shortstop misplayed the grounder.
As a noun, a misplay is an instance of such an error: That misplay cost them the game.
Handle with clumsy fingers
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- errorFault in communication
- miscueFailed stroke
- bobbleMomentary loss of grip
misfield · dropped ball · interception · offside · penalty · own goal · balk · airball
Foolish, costly mistake
- miscueFailed stroke
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
misread · bad move · zugzwang · tactical error · revoke · renege · misdeal
Wrong action or decision
- errorFault in communication
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- gaffeClumsy social error
- misstepError in action or judgment
setback · regret · correction · recovery · damage control · apology · teachable moment · second chance
Erroneous pitch played
- flubClumsy error
- fluffLight, soft fibers
- missed cueOverlooked performance prompt
- cracked noteFaulty musical sound
fumble
Handle with clumsy fingers
bobble · misfield · dropped ball · interception · offside · penalty · own goal · balk · airball · shank
blunder
Foolish, costly mistake
misjudgment · misread · bad move · zugzwang · tactical error · revoke · renege · misdeal
mistake
Wrong action or decision
misstep · setback · regret · correction · recovery · damage control · apology · teachable moment · second chance · do-over
wrong note
Erroneous pitch played
- flubClumsy error
- fluffLight, soft fibers
- missed cueOverlooked performance prompt
- mis- wordsmisbehave, miscall, miscount, misdeed, misfire
- sports mistakesown goal, fumble, bad pass, dropped pass, wild throw
- baseball errorserror, fielding error, throwing error, dropped ball, bobble
- mistakesmistake, mistakes, slip, error, errors
- outfieldcenter field, left field, right field, center fielder, left fielder