miscue
1Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
Informal. a mistake.
Informal. to make a mistake.
Theater. to fail to answer one's cue or to answer another's cue.
to give the wrong cue to.
Origin of miscue
1Other definitions for miscue (2 of 2)
to make a miscue.
Origin of miscue
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How to use miscue in a sentence
Such miscues mired the show in histrionic soapiness, upsetting the delicate balance between domestic drama and social change.
But minor miscues aside, Obama and Clinton nailed the main points, especially Clinton.
Leslie H. Gelb on the Mysteries of the Middle East Riots | Leslie H. Gelb | September 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe has the ability to regularly micro-survey the national electorate and decrease miscues and illusions.
An escalating series of miscues and conflicts have set tempers at a boil.
Nancy Pelosi is protecting Rep. Charles Rangel, who failed to pay taxes on his Caribbean villa, among other miscues.
And even after that, if there were frequent miscues, there was enough excitement and suspense to make up for them.
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British Dictionary definitions for miscue
/ (ˌmɪsˈkjuː) /
billiards a faulty stroke in which the cue tip slips off the cue ball or misses it altogether
informal a blunder or mistake
(intr) billiards to make a miscue
(intr) theatre to fail to answer one's own cue or answer the cue of another
radio to start (a record or tape) at the wrong point
(intr) informal to blunder
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