misdeal

[ mis-deel ]

verb (used with or without object)

, mis·dealt, mis·deal·ing.

1. to deal wrongly or incorrectly, especially to deal the wrong number at cards.

noun

1. Cards. a deal in which the wrong number of cards have been distributed or in which the cards were dealt in the wrong order or manner, necessitating a new deal and the cancellation of any points made on the hand, sometimes with a penalty to the dealer.

misdeal

/ ˌmɪsˈdiːl /

verb

1. intr to deal out cards incorrectly

noun

1. a faulty deal

Derived Forms

• ˌmisˈdealer, noun

Other Words From

• mis·dealer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of misdeal¹

First recorded in 1475–85; mis- ¹ + deal ¹

Example Sentences

In recent months, Spears has used her Instagram platform to speak openly about her conservatorship and to air her family’s dirty laundry, alleging a slew of supposed misdealing and ill behavior against her.

From Fox News

I misdealt, as was only natural, when I knew she was lying in wait for me to do wrong; and she denounced me for a stupid, clumsy labouring-boy.

From Literature

The parade, which is in its 60th year, has been dogged by accusations of financial misdealing and mismanagement, investigations and at least two interventions by state authorities.

From New York Times

In one hand, he misdealt, and his immediate reaction was to hold out his hand for a disciplinary tap.

From Time

Having been caught on a a wiretap by a third co-conspirator, Kenneth Robinson, the men were doomed by their own confessions of misdealing. 

From Forbes