"misdefend" meaning in All languages combined

See misdefend on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: misdefends [present, singular, third-person], misdefending [participle, present], misdefended [participle, past], misdefended [past]
Etymology: mis- + defend Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|defend}} mis- + defend Head templates: {{en-verb}} misdefend (third-person singular simple present misdefends, present participle misdefending, simple past and past participle misdefended)
  1. (transitive, chiefly bridge) To defend incorrectly. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Bridge
    Sense id: en-misdefend-en-verb-qPpLCgtB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Topics: bridge, games

Inflected forms

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