Synonyms for miscue

Grammar : Noun

Spell : mis-kyoo

Phonetic Transcription : mɪsˈkyu

Définition of miscue

Origin : 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.

noun error

Example sentences :

He could see he'd made a miscue—a clean miss, and the white ball in the pocket.
Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln

The miscue he made was to flash his Fortune in the Family Circle.
Extract from : « Ade's Fables » by George Ade

It hurts her more than anything to make a miscue on the charitable side.
Extract from : « The Helpers » by Francis Lynde

A miscue brought an oath from his lips, and he banged his cue upon the floor.
Extract from : « Parrot & Co. » by Harold MacGrath

Miscue, mis-kū′, n. at billiards, a stroke spoiled by the slipping off of the cue.
Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) » by Various

It remained, though, not to muddle by any slip or miscue what Providence had vouchsafed.
Extract from : « Ladies and Gentlemen » by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb

You're no inventor, but you're always pretty handy in telling me where I make a miscue in my machines.
Extract from : « Motor Matt; or, The King of the Wheel » by Stanley R. Matthews

“C.,” who was painfully conscious that he might have made a miscue in the matter of the quotation, answered sharply.
Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Who originated this scheme of revising the Bible we do not know, but whoever it was made a miscue.
Extract from : « Peck's Sunshine » by George W. Peck

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