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Miscue

//ˈmɪskjuː// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    In a cue sport, an error in hitting the ball with the cue.
  2. 2
    a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of missing one's cue or of responding to a cue intended for another actor.
  4. 4
    a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball wordnet
  5. 5
    A miss of the object one intended to hit.

    "Some comical defending involving two terrible clearances saw Kingson called on to block Welbeck's strike and then Evatt made amends for his shocking miscue by heading Bent's powerful follow-up over the bar."

Verb
  1. 1
    To give an incorrect cue.
  2. 2
    to mishit, strike incorrectly. transitive

    "Fabregas was the guilty party when Chelsea had another escape soon after. Messi was the creator to set up Iniesta but when Cech could only push out his shot, the former Arsenal captain miscued his finish from eight yards."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From mis- + cue.

Etymology 2

From mis- + cue.

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