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misère.

A bid to lose every trick, or the majority of tricks, with no trumps.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɪˈzɛə(ɹ)//miːˈzɛə(ɹ)/
  1. A bid to lose every trick, or the majority of tricks, with no trumps.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French misère. Doublet of misery and mizeria.

adj/mɪˈzɛə(ɹ)//miːˈzɛə(ɹ)/
  1. Played according to the reverse of the usual winning convention.

    not-comparable
    A strategy in misère backgammon is to put six blots in a row.
  2. Of a game, in which a player who is unable to move wins.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French misère. Doublet of misery and mizeria.

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