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misdefend

misdefend verb: to defend incorrectly.

Verb

misdefend (third-person singular simple present misdefends, present participle misdefending, simple past and past participle misdefended)

  1. (transitive) To defend incorrectly.
    • After a flat board, Wbridge5 misdefended to allow a second overtrick in three no-trump.2009 September 26, Phillip Alder, “Jack Gets Bragging Rights in Computer Battle”, in New York Times

Forms of misdefend

third-person singular presentmisdefends
present participlemisdefending
past participlemisdefended
pastmisdefended

Origin of misdefend

From mis- + defend.

Questions about misdefend

What does misdefend mean?
Misdefend means to defend incorrectly.
What part of speech is misdefend?
Misdefend is a verb.
What is the past tense of misdefend?
The past tense of misdefend is misdefended.

Words near misdefend in the dictionary

  1. misdeemed
  2. misdeemful
  3. misdeeming
  4. misdeemings
  5. misdeems
  6. misdefend
  7. misdefended
  8. misdefending
  9. misdefends
  10. misdefense
  11. misdefine

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