misdeal C2 Topic:Entertainment & Leisure US /ˌmɪsˈdiːl/ UK /ˌmɪsˈdiːl/ See IPA manual Freq #142828 Meanings 1 verb to distribute playing cards incorrectly I misdealt the hand and had to gather the cards again. 2 noun an incorrect distribution of cards in a game The exposed card made the hand a misdeal. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to distribute playing cards... deal incorrectly 2 noun · an incorrect distribution... faulty deal ↔ Opposites deal correctly Word family Forms misdealt Related forms dealdealerredeal Etymology A transparent compound of mis-, 'wrongly,' + deal. In card games it denotes either the act of distributing cards incorrectly or the resulting invalid deal. Topics Entertainment & Leisure External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # misdeal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ˌmɪsˈdiːl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪsˈdiːl/ **Frequency rank:** 142828 ## Meanings 1. to distribute playing cards incorrectly 2. an incorrect distribution of cards in a game ## Examples - I misdealt the hand and had to gather the cards again. - The exposed card made the hand a misdeal. ## Synonyms - deal incorrectly - faulty deal ## Antonyms - deal correctly ## Related Forms - deal - dealer - redeal ## Etymology A transparent compound of mis-, 'wrongly,' + deal. In card games it denotes either the act of distributing cards incorrectly or the resulting invalid deal. ## Topics - Entertainment & Leisure markdown