1. past tense and past participle of misdeal; to deal cards incorrectly or improperly in a card game
Usage: card games

Examples

• The dealer misdealt the cards and had to start over.
• She realized she had misdealt when someone pointed out they had too many cards.
• The hand was declared void because the cards were misdealt.
• He misdealt twice in a row and was replaced as dealer.
• The tournament rules specify what happens when cards are misdealt.