mismove

[ mis-moov ]

noun

1. a wrong or prohibited move, as in a game.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mismove¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; mis- ¹ + move

Example Sentences

I rode near the brigades, to see that there could be no mismove or misconception of orders.

From Project Gutenberg

A man may make a shaky mismove of the pen somewhere in the body of the check, and if it is not too prominent a teller may take a chance and pass it; but he will shy at a signature which isn't what it ought to be—that subtle sixth sense of the old teller prompts him to it before he knows why, and a paying teller is always vigilant.

From Project Gutenberg

A false note in the proceedings, a mismove on the part of Valmond, would easily have made the thing ridiculous; but even to Madame Chalice, with her keen artistic sense, it had a pathetic sort of dignity, by virtue of its rude earnestness, its raw sincerity.

From Project Gutenberg

A false note in the proceedings, a mismove on the part of Valmond, would easily have made the thing ridiculous; but even to Madame Chalice, with her keen artistic sense, it had a pathetic sort of dignity, by virtue of its rude earnestness, its raw sincerity.

From Project Gutenberg

Perhaps he had been guilty of a mismove in attempting to take her at a disadvantage.

From Project Gutenberg