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misfield

verb
/ˌmɪsˈfiːld/UK/ˌmɪsˈfild/US/ˈmɪsfiːld/UK/ˈmɪsˌfild/US

Etymology

The verb is derived from mis- (prefix meaning ‘badly; wrongly’) + field (verb). The noun is derived from the verb.

  1. derived from *pleh₂-✻ — “field, plain”
  2. inherited from *felþuz✻ — “field”
  3. inherited from *felþu✻
  4. inherited from feld
  5. inherited from feeld
  6. prefixed as misfield — “mis + field”

Definitions

  1. To field (“catch or intercept and play”) (a ball) clumsily or ineptly

    To field (“catch or intercept and play”) (a ball) clumsily or ineptly; in cricket this can result in the batsman scoring another run.

  2. To field a ball clumsily or ineptly.

  3. A failure to field (“catch or intercept and play”) a ball properly.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA