noun
Meaning 1
Incorrect dealing or distribution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Now, Bill, that was your third misdeal.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
misdeal
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmɪsdiːl/
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/mɪsˈdiːl/
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rhymes with -iːl
verb
Meaning 2
To deal or distribute wrongly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Examples
- Bill, you have misdealt two hands of poker already.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
an incorrect deal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deal
verb
Meaning 4
deal cards wrongly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deal
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English deal English misdeal From mis- + deal.