misdefend

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mis- +‎ defend

Verb[edit]

misdefend (third-person singular simple present misdefends, present participle misdefending, simple past and past participle misdefended)

  1. (transitive, chiefly bridge) To defend incorrectly.
    • 2009 September 26, Phillip Alder, “Jack Gets Bragging Rights in Computer Battle”, in New York Times[1]:
      After a flat board, Wbridge5 misdefended to allow a second overtrick in three no-trump.