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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
Ruff was not happy with some of his team’s defensive miscues. — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 This time, Harper’s fielding miscue helped the Braves take a two-run lead in the seventh inning of Game 2 of the NL wild card series. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
The Heat’s attempts to unlock Herro contributed to their six first-quarter turnovers, miscues Cleveland turned into 11 points. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025 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 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
  • Still, when an account suddenly asks you to spend money or connect something valuable, a few extra checks can save you from a painful mistake.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • And on Sunday — despite driving with an impressive desperation (that included a heated Stage 2 exchange with his crew chief over the radio) — a few mistakes followed him.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of mistake
Verb
  • Notable Nigerian President Bola Tinubu made the case for an African rating agency, arguing that the Big Three misjudge African risk and that a homegrown agency could spot progress early, which the global firms would later confirm.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Both films are engineered to make the audience misjudge who really matters to the tale.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of misjudge
Noun
  • The slip didn’t go unnoticed by Mikey Day’s Lorax, who later worked the blunder into the sketch.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • In the seventh inning of a 1-all tie, Teoscar Hernández redeemed himself for another fielding blunder with a single that finally drove dizzying Braves starter Tyler Mahle from the game.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 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
  • Another factor is the effect of radiation on the chips powering the data centers which can cause errors.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • That's out of nearly 190,000 reports made about the drug over that period, most of which included minor gastrointestinal issues, dosing errors or injection site redness.
    — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of error
Verb
  • With less than two minutes left and Kansas City holding onto a 30-27 lead, the Chiefs botched the snap, leading to a failed third-down conversion that would have iced the game.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Nebraska botched multiple plays in the kicking game and rushed for just 54 yards.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of botch
Verb
  • In the space of a few paragraphs, Ned will abandon and recover his child, bungle an extramarital affair, win and lose, experience ecstasy and dejection.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Joe Burrow bungles Bengals’ passing game My theory of the case with Caleb Williams is that there was untapped running value here.
    — Michael Salfino, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of bungle
Verb
  • Cepeda, too, sowed doubt about the results, saying that votes were miscounted and that there were discrepancies.
    — Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC news, 1 June 2026
  • The Tools Have Actually Arrived Early AI models famously miscounted letters in words.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of miscount

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“Miscue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscue. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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