mishit

[ verb mis-hit; noun adjective mis-hit ]

verb (used with object)

, mis·hit, mis·hit·ting.

1. to hit (a ball) badly or incorrectly, as in tennis or cricket.

noun

1. a bad or faulty hit, as in tennis or cricket.

adjective

1. (of a ball) hit badly.

mishit

noun

1. a faulty shot or stroke

verb

1. to hit (a ball) with a faulty stroke

Word History and Origins

Origin of mishit¹

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

Example Sentences

Kelleher twice denied Mount before tipping a mishit Rashford effort over.

From BBC

“And it’ll be interesting to see. I think some guys, you’ll see some people do it and then I think eventually those guys will mishit the ball. It’s not quite as easy as it looks to do and especially if you’re trying to get really, really creative and barely get into the landing zone, that kind of thing. I mean it’s a very small margin of error. There’s certainly a risk/reward with anything that you do.”

From Seattle Times

He wanted a high draw from his fairway wood, instead it was a low mishit that flew in the opposite fashion.

From BBC

Fulham came close to a second when Andreas Pereira's mishit volley came back off the post late in the first half before Tosin Adarabioyo's firm header was tipped over the bar by Rotherham goalkeeper Viktor Johansson early in the second.

From BBC

A return to Molineux has not been ruled out for Podence but Gary O'Neil will not be rushing him back on the evidence of the mishit shot he sent spinning well wide of the West Ham goal.

From BBC