misplays
Botches the action
Misplays are errors in executing a move or action, especially in games or sports.
A chess player misplays by moving the wrong piece; a fielder misplays a ground ball by letting it roll through his legs.
The term implies not just failure but faulty technique or judgment: His misplays cost the team the championship.
Handle with clumsy fingers
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- errorFault in communication
- own goalScoring against your side
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
double fault · wild pitch · airball · missed shot · unforced error · dropped ball · false start · traveling
Clumsy error
- blooperEmbarrassing recorded mistake
- fluffLight, soft fibers
- gaffeClumsy social error
- botchSpoil through incompetence
bungle · goof · slip-up · howler · clanger · mistake · stumble · missed cue
Foolish, costly mistake
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- errorFault in communication
- misstepError in action or judgment
- bad moveAction causing disadvantage
wrong move · tactical error · missed opportunity · oversight · miscalculation · poor choice · misclick
fumble
Handle with clumsy fingers
interception · double fault · wild pitch · airball · missed shot · unforced error · dropped ball · false start · traveling · foot fault
flub
Clumsy error
botch · bungle · goof · slip-up · howler · clanger · mistake · stumble · missed cue · wrong note
blunder
Foolish, costly mistake
bad move · wrong move · tactical error · missed opportunity · oversight · miscalculation · poor choice · misclick