mishit

American  

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

verb (used with object)

mishit, mishitting

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

Etymology

Origin of mishit

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

Example Sentences

He searched for answers to a swing that, of late, has generated too many shallow pop-ups and mishit balls.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

The next ball, Donald set off like a startled deer after a Klusener mishit.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 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 Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)