Mislays vs Misplays - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between mislays and misplays

is that mislays is third-person singular of mislay while misplays is third-person singular of misplay.

(head)

(mislay)

To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it.

* misplace

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* English irregular verbs

(head)

(misplay)

To play incorrectly or poorly.

:His misplay in the bridge tournament was penalized when it was noted he'd broken the rules.

:I misplayed the tennis shot, I should have hit it to her right instead of left and she'd have had more trouble returning it.

(en noun)

A wrong play.