to hit (a ball) badly or incorrectly, as in tennis or cricket
noun
2.
a bad or faulty hit, as in tennis or cricket
adjective
3. (of a ball)
hit badly
Word origin
[1880–85; mis-1 + hit]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, automatism, barnstorm, jackpot, regionalismmis- is a prefix applied to various parts of speech, meaning “ill,” “mistaken,” “wrong,”“wrongly,” “incorrectly,” or simply negating. Other words that use the affix mis- include: misprint, mistrial, mistrust
Examples of 'mishit' in a sentence
mishit
But the slightest mishit could ruin everything.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
His mere presence unsettled batsmen, who could be sure that the slightest mishit would be snaffled.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Another has something in her ear that is either a mishit golf ball or a giant pearl.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The ball is expected to travel millions of miles, unless it is mishit and damages the craft instead.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
At 7am, he mishit his chip.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
His short pitch seemed to have been mishit, for it lobbed only a couple of feet.