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misfield

Pronunciation: /ˌmɪsˈfiːld/

The English word “misfield” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To field (“catch or intercept and play”) (a ball) clumsily or ineptly; in cricket this can result in the batsman scoring another run.
  2. To field a ball clumsily or ineptly.

noun

  1. A failure to field (“catch or intercept and play”) a ball properly.

Etymology

The verb is derived from mis- (prefix meaning ‘badly; wrongly’) + field (verb). The noun is derived from the verb.

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