Misplay — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɪsplˈeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/mɪsplˈeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɪsplˈeɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /mɪsplˈeɪ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

error

Parts of Speech

noun	(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
verb	play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note
verb	play wrong or in an unskillful manner

Word Forms

misplay	verb	play wrong or in an unskillful manner
misplay	noun	(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fehlspiel

(Baseball) das Versäumnis eines Defensivspielers, ein Out zu machen, obwohl normales Spiel ausgereicht hätte

🇫🇷French

mal jouer

(baseball) échec d'un joueur défensif à réaliser un retrait alors qu'un jeu normal aurait suffi

🇪🇸Spanish

mal juego

(béisbol) la incapacidad de un jugador defensivo de lograr un out cuando el juego normal hubiera sido suficiente

🇮🇹Italian

errore di gioco

(baseball) l'incapacità di un difensore di effettuare un'eliminazione quando il gioco normale sarebbe stato sufficiente

🇳🇱Dutch

verkeerd spel

(honkbal) het onvermogen van een verdedigende speler om nul te maken terwijl normaal spel voldoende zou zijn geweest

🇵🇹Portuguese

erro de jogo

(beisebol) uma falha de um jogador defensivo em fazer uma saída quando o jogo normal teria sido suficiente

🇷🇺Russian

неправильно играть

(бейсбол) неспособность защитника сделать аут, когда обычной игры было бы достаточно.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गलत खेल

(बेसबॉल) जब सामान्य खेल पर्याप्त होता तो एक रक्षात्मक खिलाड़ी की आउट करने में विफलता

🇧🇩Bengali

ভুল খেলা

(বেসবল) রক্ষণাত্মক খেলোয়াড়ের ব্যর্থতা যখন স্বাভাবিক খেলা যথেষ্ট হত তখন আউট করতে

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறான விளையாட்டு

(பேஸ்பால்) சாதாரண ஆட்டம் போதுமானதாக இருக்கும் போது ஒரு தற்காப்பு ஆட்டக்காரரின் தோல்வி

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పుగా ఆడటం

(బేస్ బాల్) సాధారణ ఆట తగినంతగా ఉన్నప్పుడు ఔట్ చేయడంలో డిఫెన్సివ్ ప్లేయర్ వైఫల్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

चुकीचा खेळ

(बेसबॉल) जेव्हा सामान्य खेळ पुरेसा असतो तेव्हा बचावात्मक खेळाडूला आऊट करण्यात अपयश

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખોટી રમત

(બેઝબોલ) જ્યારે સામાન્ય રમત પૂરતી હશે ત્યારે આઉટ કરવામાં રક્ષણાત્મક ખેલાડીની નિષ્ફળતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಆಡುವುದು

(ಬೇಸ್‌ಬಾಲ್) ರಕ್ಷಣಾತ್ಮಕ ಆಟಗಾರನು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಆಟವು ಸಾಕಾಗಿರುವಾಗ ಔಟ್ ಮಾಡಲು ವಿಫಲವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റായി കളിക്കുക

(ബേസ്ബോൾ) സാധാരണ കളി മതിയാകുമ്പോൾ ഒരു പ്രതിരോധ കളിക്കാരൻ്റെ പരാജയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਤ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ

(ਬੇਸਬਾਲ) ਇੱਕ ਰੱਖਿਆਤਮਕ ਖਿਡਾਰੀ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਆਊਟ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ ਜਦੋਂ ਆਮ ਖੇਡ ਕਾਫੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلط کھیل

(بیس بال) جب عام کھیل کافی ہوتا تو دفاعی کھلاڑی کی آؤٹ کرنے میں ناکامی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

失误

（棒球）当正常比赛就足够时，防守球员未能出局

🇯🇵Japanese

ミスプレイ

(野球) 通常のプレーで十分だったときに守備側の選手がアウトを作ることができなかったこと

🇰🇷Korean

잘못된 플레이

(야구) 정상적인 플레이라면 충분할 상황에서 수비선수가 아웃을 하지 못하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chơi sai

(bóng chày) sự thất bại của một cầu thủ phòng thủ trong việc thực hiện cú đánh khi chỉ cần chơi bình thường là đủ

🇹🇭Thai

เล่นผิด

(เบสบอล) ความล้มเหลวของผู้เล่นฝ่ายรับในการตัดสินเมื่อการเล่นปกติจะเพียงพอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

salah bermain

(bisbol) kegagalan pemain bertahan untuk keluar ketika permainan normal sudah cukup

🇵🇭Filipino

maling paglalaro

(baseball) isang kabiguan ng isang nagtatanggol na manlalaro na gumawa ng out kapag normal na laro ay sapat na

🇲🇾Malay

salah main

(besbol) kegagalan pemain bertahan untuk membuat keputusan apabila permainan biasa sudah memadai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خطأ

(البيسبول) فشل اللاعب الدفاعي في الخروج عندما يكون اللعب العادي كافيًا

🇮🇷Persian

بازی اشتباه

(بیس بال) ناکامی یک بازیکن دفاعی در بیرون زدن در حالی که بازی معمولی کافی بود

🇹🇷Turkish

yanlış oynatma

(beyzbol) savunma oyuncusunun normal oyunun ne zaman yeterli olacağını anlayamaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

משחק לא נכון

(בייסבול) כישלון של שחקן הגנה לעשות אאוט כאשר משחק רגיל היה מספיק

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What is the primary definition of the word 'misplay'?

The primary meaning of 'misplay' is '(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed'.

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Using 'misplay' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'misplay' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'misplay' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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