miscue

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball
  2. noun a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

Etymology

From mis- + cue.

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