Misplans

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. Arranges or designs something badly, so that the intended course of action goes wrong ; makes a faulty plan for a future event or project
2. Devises ill-considered schemes that fail to achieve their aim ; sets out a poor strategy for something that has yet to happen
3. Organises an undertaking with flawed foresight that leads to failure ; draws up a mistaken scheme or agenda for what lies ahead

Etymology: "Misplans" is the third-person singular present form of the verb "misplan," and the noun is the same spelling. The verb is built from the prefix "mis-," meaning wrongly or badly, attached to "plan." The prefix is an English one, so the word is a transparent compound rather than a borrowing: to misplan is to plan badly, and a misplan is the poorly made plan that results.

Synonyms: mistake, error, misjudge

Antonyms: plan