to miscue
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7.4
- verb
- /ˈmɪsˌkju/
:
cometer un error
- When trying to jump over the puddle, she miscued her foot placement and fell in.
Examples
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Still others use the illustrations as clues to difficult ideas, miscued reading, or unfamiliar settings.
Academic text (2006) -
Chemicals and other environmental agents appear to have the ability to miscue the developing organism, resulting in maladaptation associated with increased disease (Janesick and Blumberg 2011a; Joss-Moore et al. 2010a).
Academic text (2012) -
During the game, he miscued his shot and sent the ball flying off the table.
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He miscued his line during the rehearsal, causing a delay while everyone laughed.
Synonyms
641
6.3
To make a mistake that ruins what you are doing
597
2.8
To make a mistake that causes a problem
50
5.5
To make a mistake
38
6.1
Fail to do something you are responsible for
37
9.9
To do something badly and ruin how it turns out
27
4.1
To make a small careless mistake
20
3.9
Choosing the wrong direction or decision causes trouble
19
3.5
To do something clumsily and make a mistake
17
5.6
To make a silly or careless mistake
8
6.4
To make a mistake that ruins something because you are careless
7
4.4
To make a careless mistake by acting or speaking without thinking
2
6.7
Do a job badly and make a mess of it
1
6.2
Do something at the wrong time so it fails
1
4.2
Do something that is a serious and embarrassing mistake
1
8.4
To do something wrong by accident in a small, silly way
Act in the wrong way so the result is bad
Antonyms
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Miscue as a verb comes from mis- 'wrong' plus cue 'signal' or 'stick', so to miscue is to do something in the wrong way or miss what you meant to do. That is why to miscue means to make an error or fail to perform an action correctly.