Definition of "misplay" [misplay]

• Sports & Games A mistaken or unskillful play. (noun)
• To make a misplay of. (verb-transitive)

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• "And while his misplay was a visible problem again, the Mets squandered this game long before the line drive sailed past him."
• "But the shortstop suggested the misplay was a symptom of a broader illness afflicting the Mets on and off the field."
• "It was too good an opportunity to get a hold over the boy for Agno to misplay it."