failure vs misplay

misplay vs failure

failure and misplay both are nouns.

failure is not a verb while misplay is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
failure	Yes	No	No	No
misplay	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, misplay is a hyponym of failure; that is, misplay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than failure:

failure: an act that fails
misplay: (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

Other hyponyms of failure include failing, flunk, naught, loss, backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting, error, out, nonconformance, nonconformity, default, nonpayment, nonremittal.

failure (noun)	misplay (noun)
an act that fails	(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
an unexpected omission
an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
lack of success
loss of ability to function normally
inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

failure (verb)	misplay (verb)
	play wrong or in an unskillful manner
	play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note

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