Miscue — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball

a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɪskjˈuː/

🇬🇧British English

/mɪskjˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɪskjˈuː/

1 syllable Say it as /mɪskjˈuː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slip-up slip parapraxis

Word Forms

slip	verb	pass out of one's memory
slip up	verb	make an error

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fehler

ein fehlerhafter Schuss beim Billard; Die Spitze des Queues rutscht von der Spielkugel ab

🇫🇷French

erreur

un mauvais coup au billard ; la pointe de la queue glisse de la bille blanche

🇪🇸Spanish

error

un tiro defectuoso en el billar; La punta del taco se sale de la bola blanca.

🇮🇹Italian

errore

un colpo sbagliato nel biliardo; la punta della stecca scivola via dalla stecca

🇳🇱Dutch

fout

een foutief schot bij het biljart; de keu-tip glijdt van de speelbal

🇵🇹Portuguese

erro

uma tacada errada no bilhar; a ponta branca escorrega da bola branca

🇷🇺Russian

ошибиться

неудачный бросок в бильярде; кончик кия соскальзывает с битка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुराचार

बिलियर्ड्स में एक दोषपूर्ण शॉट; क्यू टिप क्यू बॉल से फिसल जाती है

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறான

பில்லியர்ட்ஸில் ஒரு தவறான ஷாட்; க்யூ பந்தில் இருந்து க்யூ முனை நழுவுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పు

బిలియర్డ్స్‌లో ఒక తప్పు షాట్; క్యూ బాల్ నుండి క్యూ చిట్కా జారిపోతుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખોટી

બિલિયર્ડ્સમાં ખામીયુક્ત શોટ; ક્યુ ટીપ ક્યુ બોલમાંથી સરકી જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪ್ಪು ತಪ್ಪು

ಬಿಲಿಯರ್ಡ್ಸ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ದೋಷಪೂರಿತ ಹೊಡೆತ; ಕ್ಯೂ ಬಾಲ್‌ನಿಂದ ಕ್ಯೂ ತುದಿ ಜಾರಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റിദ്ധാരണ

ബില്ല്യാർഡിൽ ഒരു തെറ്റായ ഷോട്ട്; ക്യൂ ബോളിൽ നിന്ന് ക്യൂ ടിപ്പ് വഴുതി വീഴുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਤ

ਬਿਲੀਅਰਡਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਨੁਕਸਦਾਰ ਸ਼ਾਟ; ਕਿਊ ਟਿਪ ਕਿਊ ਬਾਲ ਤੋਂ ਖਿਸਕ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلط

بلیئرڈ میں ایک ناقص شاٹ؛ کیو ٹپ کیو گیند سے پھسل جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

失误

台球中的错误击球；球杆尖端从母球上滑落

🇯🇵Japanese

ミスキュー

ビリヤードの失敗ショット。キューの先端が手球から滑り落ちてしまう

🇰🇷Korean

실수

당구의 잘못된 샷; 큐팁이 큐볼에서 미끄러짐

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khốn nạn

một cú đánh bi-a bị lỗi; đầu cơ trượt khỏi bi cái

🇹🇭Thai

ผิดพลาด

การยิงผิดพลาดในการเล่นบิลเลียด ปลายคิวหลุดออกจากลูกคิว

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesalahan

pukulan yang salah dalam biliar; ujung isyarat terlepas dari bola isyarat

🇵🇭Filipino

mali

isang faulty shot sa billiards; ang cue tip ay dumulas sa cue ball

🇲🇾Malay

salah faham

pukulan yang rosak dalam biliard; hujung kiu tergelincir daripada bola kiu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خطأ

تسديدة خاطئة في لعبة البلياردو. ينزلق طرف الإشارة من الكرة الرئيسية

🇮🇷Persian

اشتباه کردن

شلیک معیوب در بیلیارد؛ نوک نشانه از روی توپ نشانه می لغزد

🇹🇷Turkish

yanlışlık

bilardoda hatalı bir atış; isteka ucu isteka topundan kayıyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

טעות

זריקה לא נכונה בביליארד; קצה הלבן מחליק מהכדור הלבן

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The primary meaning of 'miscue' is 'a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball'.

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Using 'miscue' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'miscue' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'miscue' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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