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mishit

mis·hit
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb mis-hit; noun, adjective, mis-hit]
    • /verb mɪsˈhɪt; noun, adjective, ˈmɪsˌhɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb mis-hit; noun, adjective, mis-hit]
    • /verb mɪsˈhɪt; noun, adjective, ˈmɪsˌhɪt/

Definitions of mishit word

  • verb with object mishit to hit (a ball) badly or incorrectly, as in tennis or cricket. 1
  • noun mishit a bad or faulty hit, as in tennis or cricket. 1
  • adjective mishit (of a ball) hit badly. 1
  • noun mishit (in various sports) hit or kick (a ball) badly or in the wrong direction. 1
  • noun mishit a faulty shot or stroke 0
  • verb mishit to hit (a ball) with a faulty stroke 0
See all 6 definitions of mishit

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Origin of mishit

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; mis-1 + hit

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Parts of speech for Mishit

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Mishit

mishit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

mishit usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mishit

noun mishit

  • error — A mistake.
  • slice — a thin, flat piece cut from something: a slice of bread.
  • hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
  • miss — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
  • nick — Old Nick.

verb mishit

  • botch — If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily.
  • fluff — light, downy particles, as of cotton.
All 10 Synonyms of mishit

Antonyms for mishit

noun mishit

  • hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
Just one Antonym for mishit

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