mismove

Verb

mismove (third-person singular simple present mismoves, present participle mismoving, simple past and past participle mismoved)

1. (ambitransitive) To move wrongly, incorrectly, or in error.
   • Good morra, Willie," says he, with the same old vicious smile. "Good morra and good luck," says Willie, as little as ever mismoved, "won't ye sit down and have a pick of dinner with us?"1904, Seumas MacManus, In Chimney Corners: Merry Tales of Irish Folk Lore
   • I screamed out a concession and the kids, disgruntled, wandered back to their own games. Then I asked to watch Marty play Brian. During this match, too, Marty mismoved the kings. Brian didn't seem to notice. I sent them both to the nurse.1971, Steven Daniels, How 2 Gerbils, 20 Goldfish, 200 Games, 2000 Books, and I Taught Them How to Read
2. (Northern England, UK, dialectal, transitive) To disturb; trouble; to disconcert; alarm; flurry.

   Synonyms:

   dismay

Noun

IPA/ˈmɪsmuːv/

mismove (plural mismoves)

1. A wrong move.
   • If he was at fault at all, it must have been some unconscious misjudgment, mistake, or mismove in manipulating the brake or in applying the reverse current, not disclosed by the evidence. Such misjudgment, mismove, or mistake [...]1896, The Northwestern Reporter
   • Yet as I read what took place there, I had the feeling something very important was going on, that perhaps if Christ had made the slightest mismove, it might have been all up for humanity.1999, June Strong, Project Sunlight