misstruck
/ˌmɪsˈstrʌk/
verb
- Past tense and past participle of misstrike; hit or struck something incorrectly.
- He misstruck the piano key and played a wrong note.
- She misstruck the chisel and chipped the stone.
- The golfer misstruck the ball and it landed in the rough.
Synonyms
adjective
- Having been hit or struck incorrectly.
- The misstruck bell produced a dull thud instead of a ring.
- The misstruck nail was bent and useless.
- The misstruck chord sounded dissonant.