miscue
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noun
1.
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
2.
Informal. a mistake.
3.
Informal. to make a mistake.
verb (used with object)
5.
to give the wrong cue to.
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miscue (ˌmɪsˈkjuː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | billiards a faulty stroke in which the cue tip slips off the cue ball or misses it altogether |
| 2. | informal a blunder or mistake |
| —vb , -cues, -cuing, -cued | |
| 3. | (intr) billiards to make a miscue |
| 4. | (intr) theatre to fail to answer one's own cue or answer the cue of another |
| 5. | radio to start (a record or tape) at the wrong point |
| 6. | informal (intr) to blunder |
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Word Origin & History
miscue
1873, in billiards, "failure to strike the ball properly with the cue" from mis- (1) or perhaps miss (v.) + cue (2). General sense is attested from 1883.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
That's a full agenda, offering ample chances for miscue.
Listeners also varied greatly in their demand for accuracy when meaning was not distorted by the miscue.
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