mishit

American  

[mis-hit, mis-hit] / mɪsˈhɪt, ˈmɪsˌhɪt /

verb (used with object)

• mishits,
  present (3rd person singular)
• mishit,
  past participle,  past
• mishitting
  present participle

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

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noun

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

adjective

1. (of a ball) hit badly.

mishit British  

noun

1. a faulty shot or stroke

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

Participles

• mishitting
  present
• mishit
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• mishit
  simple
• mishits
  simple
• have mishit
  perfect
• has mishit
  perfect
• am mishitting
  progressive
• are mishitting
  progressive
• is mishitting
  progressive
• have been mishitting
  perfect progressive
• has been mishitting
  perfect progressive

Past

• mishit
  simple
• had mishit
  perfect
• was mishitting
  progressive
• were mishitting
  progressive
• had been mishitting
  perfect progressive

Future

• will mishit
  simple
• will have mishit
  perfect
• will be mishitting
  progressive
• will have been mishitting
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of mishit

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

mishit mishits mishitting

And he was on the verge of giving back more ground when he badly mishit his drive on the par-5 16th into the fescue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

He rarely mishit a ball, maintaining his poise before tiring near the end of the 36-hole grind beneath overcast skies and an occasional drizzle at Hillcrest Country Club.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2023

That mishit on the 72nd hole at Colonial cost him his two-stroke lead, but he still got his first PGA Tour victory in more than 7 1/2 years.

From Washington Times ● May 28, 2023

Argentina had another glorious chance in the 86th minute, but Lautaro Martínez mishit his shot from the right side and it rolled wide of the left post.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2022

Four after four, all round the wicket, with never a chance or a mishit to vary the monotony. 

From Mike by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

Given the proficiency of modern bats, even mishits can travel considerable distances, justifying Gavaskar's concern.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2024

Women’s Open earlier this month, she’s been scouting the course to see how the turf plays and for areas that are more forgivable for mishits.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2022

Raphinha slides a clever ball through to Alioski, who tries to pick out Rodrigo but mishits his cross over the bar.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 27, 2020

Diyas, 25, of Kazakhstan, who advances to play fifth-seeded Lesia Tsurenko, was the better server of the two and Gauff sent far too many mishits into the net in part because of sluggish footwork.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2019

“Bulge and roll” is the side-to-side and up-and-down curvature along a wood’s face, an ingenious late-19th century invention that corrected a bit for mishits.

From Golf Digest ● May 28, 2017

"I don't feel like I've actually mucked it up by mishitting any shots, which I think everybody can probably agree, you know what I mean? I played so solid."

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025

Axel Disasi attempts a back pass under pressure from Patson Daka, but ends up mishitting his pass and firing it straight into the net with Chelsea stopper Robert Sanchez nowhere near it.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2024

Djokovic will serve to start and quickly falls behind love-15 after mishitting a forehand from behind the baseline.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 2, 2021

He went for an acrobatic volley, mishitting it into the ground and over the bar.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2016

After winning the first set, Glatch, 22, of Denver, slowly started to fade, mishitting a forehand, over-hitting a backhand.

From New York Times ● May 28, 2012