verb
- playing a card, move, or strategy incorrectly in a game
Usage: games; sports
Examples
- He was misplaying his hand in poker all evening.
- The chess master accused his opponent of deliberately misplaying to confuse him.
- She kept misplaying the same difficult passage in the piano piece.
- The quarterback was misplaying the snap count during practice.
- By misplaying that crucial card, she lost the entire round.
- The tennis player was misplaying her backhand shots under pressure.