misstrike

verb
/mɪsˈstɹaɪk/

Etymology

From mis- + strike.

  1. derived from *streyg- — “to stroke, rub, press
  2. inherited from *strīkaną
  3. inherited from *strīkan
  4. inherited from strīcan
  5. inherited from stryken
  6. prefixed as misstrike — “mis + strike

Definitions

  1. To strike badly or incorrectly.

    • To the musician oft a mis-struck note Suggests a brighter strain of harmony;
    • […] scrupulous attention had to be paid to the reality of the here and now lest liberalism misstrike the balance between the desire for freedom and the desire for equality […]
  2. An instance of striking something badly or incorrectly, a misstroke

    • Many anglers use a Salmon-gaff for handling Pike. They are splendid things in a boat where only two men who know how to use them are fishing. In the hands of many ordinary men you lose more fish by mis-strikes than you can catch with them.
  3. A coin or medal with an irregularity, defect or error.

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