misstrike
verb/mɪsˈstɹaɪk/
Etymology
Definitions
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 […]
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.
A coin or medal with an irregularity, defect or error.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA