Definition of "miscue" []

• Games A stroke in billiards that misses or just brushes the ball because of a slip of the cue. (noun)
• A mistake. (noun)
• To make a miscue. (verb-intransitive)
• To miss a stage cue. (verb-intransitive)

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• "The other miscue was a postgame commercial segment that went on too long for them to get an interview with Selig explaining the game's ending."
• "After the play, replays caught Pollard pointing himself indicating that the miscue was his fault."
• "If your child is reading along and makes what is called a miscue, listen for the sense of the miscue."