misdefense en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English defense English misdefense From mis- + defense.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A faulty defense that allows one's opponent to take advantage
South now had seven tricks (two spades, three hearts and two clubs), and a later misdefense allowed an overtrick.
2009 January 15, Phillip Alder, “Scrutinizing the Dummy to Develop the Defense”, Bridge, in New York Times: