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noun

ˌmis-ˈkyü How to pronounce miscue (audio)
Definition of miscuenext
as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy the slightest miscue could make the trapeze artist lose his grip and fall to the mat below

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miscue

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verb

as in to mistake

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Recent Examples of miscue
Noun
Henke forced a flyout to left field to keep the score tied, and Cambridge took over from there with the help of Lincoln-Sudbury miscues. — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026 Instead, a rare infield miscue led to two more runs and that proved too big of an obstacle to overcome. — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Verb
The Aggies went 4 of 17 from 3-point range and turned it over 14 times, miscues the Tritons converted into 26 points. — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025 This wayward pass from Burn was presumably intended for right-back Tino Livramento, but was miscued and trickled out of play. — Michael Cox, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for miscue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscue
  1. mistake
  2. misjudge
  3. blunder
  4. miscalculate
  5. error
  6. botch
  7. bungle
  8. miscount
Noun
  • Despite the full lineup and passionate patriotic crowd in Seattle, Team USA looked uncomfortable from the start, fell behind early, made sloppy mistakes and could not keep up with the Belgians, who move on to face Spain in the quarterfinals.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • The scribe carefully inscribed each line with a quill made from a goose feather, while their other hand wielded an erasing knife used to sharpen the quill and scrape away any mistakes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of mistake
Verb
  • And Peter is massively misjudged a lot of the time, and that’s also really interesting.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Scheffler misjudged his approach and scrambled to save par.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
Definition of misjudge
Noun
  • Many of the Round of 16 matches have been tight, and a defensive blunder or a goalkeeper howler could change the course of a game.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Goalkeeper Matt Freese’s costly blunder in the 57th minute was an embarrassment that gifted the Belgians a third goal to all but seal the elimination loss.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of blunder
Verb
  • Yet the company seems to continually miscalculate the extent to which this dynamic will jeopardize its business.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • Undeniably, Putin and associates miscalculated how easily Russia’s military would be able to occupy and take control of Ukraine, repeating Cold War successes.
    — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Definition of miscalculate
Noun
  • The Rangers never found themselves in the game from the start, after opening with an error between infielders Nicky Lopez and Jake Burger that allowed the Astros’ Jeremy Pina to reach first before Yordan Alvarez followed up with a home run.
    — Cal Phillips Updated July 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2026
  • The Diamondbacks took advantage of the Dodgers’ bullpen game — and three defensive errors.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of error
Verb
  • Shortstop Miguel Rojas, who botched a grounder to his left earlier in the inning that enabled a run to score, was late breaking to cover third, leaving the bag wide open.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Mbappé botched a breakaway attempt in the second half, and Manu Koné had his top-corner shot knocked away by Gill after he was wiped out in the netting by Ousmane Dembélé only moments earlier.
    — Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026
Definition of botch
Verb
  • The combustion of Graham Platner’s candidacy in Maine is another blow to a Democratic Party trying to mend its reputation after bungling the 2024 presidential election.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 9 July 2026
  • Kylian Mbappe, Romelu Lukaku and Darwin Nunez are some names at the World Cup who have previously bungled a knee slide celebration by diving into the ground, rather than trying to sling themselves along it.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Definition of bungle
Verb
  • That’s partly because Covid lockdowns increased the risk of miscounting college students and people with second homes.
    — The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2025
  • But New York Attorney General Letitia James found his administration significantly miscounted the number of nursing home deaths.
    — Jared Gans, The Hill, 25 May 2025
Definition of miscount

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