mishit

[mis-hit, mis-hit]

verb (used with object)

mishit, mishitting 

1. to hit (a ball) badly or incorrectly, as in tennis or cricket.

noun

1. a bad or faulty hit, as in tennis or cricket.

adjective

1. (of a ball) hit badly.

mishit

noun

1. a faulty shot or stroke

verb

1. to hit (a ball) with a faulty stroke

Word History and Origins

Origin of mishit¹

First recorded in 1880–85; mis- ¹ + hit

Example Sentences

There were three more false shots - any edge, play and miss or stroke mishit - to Woakes and two to Ben Stokes.

From BBC

Kisner then provided the late belly laughs with a high-handicapper mishit out of a bunker on the 14th that crashed into the flagstick and flew across the other side of the green, leading to players and fans ducking for cover.

From BBC

Kelleher twice denied Mount before tipping a mishit Rashford effort over.

From BBC

“And it’ll be interesting to see. I think some guys, you’ll see some people do it and then I think eventually those guys will mishit the ball. It’s not quite as easy as it looks to do and especially if you’re trying to get really, really creative and barely get into the landing zone, that kind of thing. I mean it’s a very small margin of error. There’s certainly a risk/reward with anything that you do.”

From Seattle Times

He wanted a high draw from his fairway wood, instead it was a low mishit that flew in the opposite fashion.

From BBC