Muffed Meaning in English

word · lemma: muff

US

UK

التعريف

'Muffed' means you made a mistake or ruined an opportunity, especially by being careless or nervous.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used mostly in informal conversation. Common collocations include 'muffed chance', 'muffed the line' (in acting), 'muffed the shot' (sports). Less common in American English; more frequent in British or older usage.

• Spanish: estropeó - arruinó - falló
• Portuguese (BR): estragou - errou - desperdiçou (oportunidade)
• Portuguese (PT): estragou - falhou - desperdiçou (oportunidade)
• Chinese (Simplified): 搞砸了 - 弄错了
• Chinese (Traditional): 搞砸了 - 弄錯了
• Hindi: गड़बड़ कर दिया - मौका चूक गया
• Arabic: أفسد - أضاع فرصة
• Bengali: গোলানো - ব্যর্থ করা
• Russian: сделать ошибку - упустить шанс
• Japanese: しくじる - 失敗する
• Vietnamese: làm hỏng - bỏ lỡ (do sơ suất)
• Korean: 망치다 - 실수하다
• Turkish: elini yüzüne bulaştırmak - mahvetmek
• Urdu: گڑبڑ کرنا - موقع ضائع کرنا
• Indonesian: mengacaukan - merusak peluang

جمل نموذجية

She muffed a great chance to win.

basic

They muffed the shot at the last minute.

basic

Wow, he really muffed that interview!

natural

I totally muffed my chance to ask her out.

natural

You muffed it, but you’ll get another shot next time.

natural

He muffed his lines during the play.

basic