1. to drive (a vehicle) badly or incorrectly; to operate a vehicle in an unsafe or unskilled manner
Usage: transitive or intransitive; informal
2. in golf, to hit (the ball) off the tee poorly or inaccurately
Usage: transitive; sports

Examples

• He misdrove on the highway and nearly caused an accident.
• She tends to misdrive in heavy traffic because she gets nervous.
• The golfer misdrove his opening shot and landed in the rough.
• If you misdrive that corner, you'll end up in the ditch.
• He misdrove the ball so badly it went out of bounds.
• Beginners often misdrive when they're learning to operate a manual transmission.