verb
- moving incorrectly or in the wrong way; making a wrong move or movement
Usage: present participle of 'mismove'; often used in games or sports contexts
adjective
- characterized by incorrect or improper movement
Usage: less common than the verb form
Examples
- He was mismoving his pieces in chess, losing the game quickly.
- The dancer kept mismoving during the routine, throwing off the entire performance.
- Mismoving the heavy furniture could damage the floor.
- She realized she was mismoving her arm in the physical therapy exercise.
- The robot's mismoving joints caused it to malfunction.
- By mismoving his knight, he left his king vulnerable to attack.