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
1Words Nearby miscue
Other definitions for miscue (2 of 2)
to make a miscue.
Origin of miscue
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How to use miscue in a sentence
Also drawing the ire of fans has been a proliferation of late-game mismanagement and miscues.
Virginia Tech players try to stay focused as season spirals and fans chant ‘fire Fuente’ | Gene Wang | October 28, 2021 | Washington PostOnly one played in 2010, and that was Johnson, who tied for fifth after a singular miscue, a memorable two-shot penalty when he ground his club into a bunker after thinking it a waste area rather than a bunker.
Steve Stricker’s U.S. Ryder Cup team has fresh faces, fewer scars | Chuck Culpepper | September 8, 2021 | Washington PostKnizner sped by first and dug an extra 90 feet on the miscue.
Max Scherzer and the Nationals overcome a howling wind to end their homestand on a high | Jesse Dougherty | April 21, 2021 | Washington PostIt might be even more impressive that, in both cases, he has immediately followed those miscues with birdies.
With confidence and calm, Hideki Matsuyama ends Japan’s long wait for a Masters title | Chuck Culpepper, Scott Allen, Des Bieler | April 11, 2021 | Washington PostBy attempting a return, teams risk more miscues near their own end zone for little upside.
Why Are We Still Returning Kicks In College Football? | Jake Lourim | December 11, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
With each miscue the production has been relaunched, each time in the hope that it can dispel the previous bad reviews.
“C.,” who was painfully conscious that he might have made a miscue in the matter of the quotation, answered sharply.
Cap'n Warren's Wards | Joseph C. LincolnWho originated this scheme of revising the Bible we do not know, but whoever it was made a miscue.
Peck's Sunshine | George W. PeckIt hurts her more than anything to make a miscue on the charitable side.
The Helpers | Francis LyndeYou're no inventor, but you're always pretty handy in telling me where I make a miscue in my machines.
Motor Matt; or, The King of the Wheel | Stanley R. MatthewsThis effort is ruined by an appalling miscue which affects the new cloth.
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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