misplayed
Handled the ball poorly
Misplayed means played incorrectly or badly.
In sports, to misplay a ball is to fumble, drop, or otherwise fail to handle it properly: The outfielder misplayed the fly ball into a triple.
In games, a misplayed card or chess piece represents a tactical error.
Musicians misplay notes.
The word implies a specific instance of poor execution rather than general lack of skill.
Erroneous pitch played
- flubbedMade an error
- botchedPoorly executed, spoiled
- bungledPerformed ineptly, failed
- off-keyWrong pitch, musically
mistimed · rushed · dragged · missed cue · sour note · fumbled · slipped · muffed
Handle with clumsy fingers
dropped · mishandled · turnover · unforced error · wild throw · bad pass · shanked · flubbed
Assessed incorrectly
- miscalculatedComputed incorrectly
- ill-timedOccurring at wrong moment
- backfiredProduced unintended harmful consequences
- counterproductiveHindering intended outcome
blundered · mismanaged · shortsighted · ill-conceived · misguided · tactical error · bad call · wrong move
Distributed cards incorrectly
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
- discardedGotten rid of
- overbidOffer excessive price
- underbidOffer lower price
exposed · misdeclared · renege · misguessed · overcalled
wrong note
Erroneous pitch played
off-key · mistimed · rushed · dragged · missed cue · sour note · fumbled · slipped · muffed · out of tune
fumble
Handle with clumsy fingers
muff · dropped · mishandled · turnover · unforced error · wild throw · bad pass · shanked · flubbed · botched
misjudged
Assessed incorrectly
- miscalculatedComputed incorrectly
- ill-timedOccurring at wrong moment
- backfiredProduced unintended harmful consequences
counterproductive · blundered · mismanaged · shortsighted · ill-conceived · misguided · tactical error · bad call · wrong move · overplayed
misdealt
Distributed cards incorrectly
underbid · exposed · misdeclared · renege · misguessed · overcalled