miscue

About 0.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun In a cue sport, an error in hitting the ball with the cue.
2. noun The act of missing one's cue or of responding to a cue intended for another actor.
3. noun A miss of the object one intended to hit.
4. verb To give an incorrect cue.
5. verb to mishit, strike incorrectly.

Similar words

slipup slip flub blunder error mishit muff misfield muggins miscall

Often followed by

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Word family

miscued miscues miscuing