miscue 1 of 2

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
The miscue, blamed on a vendor error, would have no effect on the voters who received the ballots, the county recorder's office said. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 Ruff was not happy with some of his team’s defensive miscues. — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 4 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
  • In Kundassery’s view, the Democratic Party had made a critical mistake in the first few months of 2025.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • To keep errors in check, each graph is shown to multiple volunteers, and their answers are combined so that individual mistakes average out, according to the project's website.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 18 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
  • Adam Hamilton Hamilton, the Democratic nominee, has characterized the war as a major foreign policy blunder.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Holding her tongue is not Kate’s forte in general, and the severity of Todd’s avalanche of blunders in their meeting with the British foreign secretary tests the outer limits of her ability.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 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
  • Someone who visits the malicious website directly may see a 404 error page instead of the fake installer.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The experts, who had all studied AI in academic settings, all brought up the ironies of the automation problem, where AI makes errors that humans can’t catch.
    — Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of error
Verb
  • Continue reading … NOT ENOUGH — Kash Patel demands apology from MS NOW following botched Russia report.
    — , FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Alou reacted demonstrably, and the Marlins went on to score eight runs in the inning, sending 12 batters to the plate, as Cubs shortstop Alex Gonzalez botched a routine double-play ball.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of botch
Verb
  • On September 30th, the state of Tennessee bungled its attempt to kill Christa Pike, who survived two injections of pentobarbital.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There is one way actors can bungle a scene with Streep, however, her castmate revealed.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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