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mismove

American  
[mis-moov] / mɪsˈmuv /

noun

  1. a wrong or prohibited move, as in a game.


Etymology

Origin of mismove

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; mis- 1 + move

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I rode near the brigades, to see that there could be no mismove or misconception of orders.

From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James

Perhaps he had been guilty of a mismove in attempting to take her at a disadvantage.

From The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey

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