different between failure vs misfield

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman failer, from Old French faillir (“to fail”).

Pronunciation

• (Canada, General American) IPA^(key): /?fe?l.j?/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?fe?l.j?/

Noun

failure (countable and uncountable, plural failures)

1. State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
2. An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success.
3. Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
4. Bankruptcy.

Synonyms

• (person incapable of success): loser

Antonyms

• (state or condition): success, triumph

Derived terms

• ground failure
• power failure

Related terms

• fail

Translations

English

Etymology

mis- +? field

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /m?s?fi?ld/
• (noun) IPA^(key): /?m?sfi?ld/

Verb

misfield (third-person singular simple present misfields, present participle misfielding, simple past and past participle misfielded)

1. (cricket, rugby, baseball) To field the ball clumsily or ineptly; in cricket this can result in the batsman scoring another run.

Noun

misfield (plural misfields)

1. (cricket, rugby) A failure to field the ball properly.

References

• “misfield”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• Fidelism, misfiled