missort

verb, noun — 3 senses

missort

verb

/mɪsˈsɔː(ɹ)t/

Etymology From mis- + sort.

1

To sort incorrectly; to misorder.

  • And if four clubs was to be taken as natural, presumably South had missorted his hand, perhaps originally thinking he had 4-3-3-3 distribution when he was really 7-3-3-0; or, more likely, he had a six-card club suit and was willing to risk ending in four no-trump if North did not have extra values.2007 February 17, Phillip Alder, “A Forgetful Bidding Moment, but Lady Luck Comes Calling”, in New York Times:

missort

noun

/ˈmɪs.sɔː(ɹ)t/

Etymology From mis- + sort.

1

An incorrect sorting.

2

Something incorrectly sorted.

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