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Verb: wrong-foot  'róng,fût or 'róng'fût
  1. (in a sport, e.g. tennis) to catch an opponent off balance
    "The tennis player wrong-footed her opponent with a clever drop shot"
     
  2. Catch someone out by doing something unexpected
    "The politician was wrong-footed by the surprise question from the journalist"

Derived forms: wrong-foots, wrong-footing, wrong-footed