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misdefended

misdefended is the simple past and past participle of misdefend.

Meaning of misdefend

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

Questions about misdefended

What is misdefended the simple past and past participle of?
Misdefended is the simple past and past participle of misdefend.

Words near misdefended in the dictionary

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

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