"misplay" meaning in English

See misplay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪspleɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misplay2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: misplays [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English play English misplay From mis- + play. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mis-|play|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English play English misplay [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "to change", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "change", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*meyth₂-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*missaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*missa-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*missa-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "mis-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "mys-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mis-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "play", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "misplay", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="misplay"> From mis- + play. Head templates: {{en-noun}} misplay (plural misplays)
  1. A wrong play.
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Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈpleɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misplay.wav [Southern-England] Forms: misplays [present, singular, third-person], misplaying [participle, present], misplayed [participle, past], misplayed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English play English misplay From mis- + play. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mis-|play|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English play English misplay [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "to change", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "change", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*meyth₂-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*missaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*missa-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*missa-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "mis-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "mys-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mis-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "play", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "misplay", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="misplay"> From mis- + play. Head templates: {{en-verb}} misplay (third-person singular simple present misplays, present participle misplaying, simple past and past participle misplayed)
  1. (transitive) To play incorrectly or poorly. Tags: transitive
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Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To play incorrectly or poorly."
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}

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