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miscue::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | parapraxis, slip, slip-up |
| Type of | fault, error, mistake |
| Has types | freudian slip |
Examples of miscue
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Hunter-Reay capitalized on a miscue by pole-sitter Will Power early in the race.
From the sacbee.com
Chicago went ahead 1-0 in the fourth, making the most of a miscue by Willingham.
From the dailyherald.com
Bobby Abreu had a similar miscue in the AL championship series for Los Angeles.
From the newsobserver.com
The miscue gave North Carolina just enough time to up its lead to three scores.
From the newsobserver.com
Fortunately for Stewart, the miscue came in the first Chase race, not the last.
From the boston.com
Crammer's glaring miscue is with the monochrome screen that lacks backlighting.
From the washingtontimes.com
But though it's a factual miscue by the Economist, it doesn't change the picture.
From the economist.com
But after every miscue, the defense responded, stopping Oregon again and again.
From the sfgate.com
The Redskins made quick work of that miscue with their fifth and final touchdown.
From the usatoday.com
- A faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball
- Slip: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
- In a cue sport, to make an error in hitting the ball with the cue; The act of missing one's cue or of responding to a cue intended for another actor; A miss of the object one intended to hit; To give an incorrect cue
- A stroke in which the cue's tip glances or slips off the cue ball not effectively transferring the intended force. Usually the result is a bungled shot.
- A mistake by the DJ or production engineer resulting in two audio elements being played at the same time, eg an interview and the next song.
- Coined by Ken Goodman in the mid 1960s, a miscue is any departure from the text when reading orally. ...
- A miscue occurs when the cue tip slides off the cue ball possibly due to a contact that is too eccentric or to insufficient chalk on the tip. It is usually accompanied by a sharp sound and evidenced by a discoloration of the tip. ...
- A context cue (q.v.) which in a given situation misleads a reader so that his anticipation of a subsequent word is incorrect.
- A situation when the audio element begins too soon so the end result is two audio sources playing at the same time.
