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miscued

mis·cue
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-kyoo]
    • /mɪsˈkyu/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-kyoo]
    • /mɪsˈkyu/

Definitions of miscued word

  • noun miscued a stroke in which the cue fails to make solid contact with the cue ball. 1
  • verb with object miscued to give the wrong cue to. 1
  • verb without object miscued to make a miscue. 1
  • noun miscued Simple past tense and past participle of miscue. 1
See all 4 definitions of miscued

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Origin of miscued

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; mis-1 + cue1

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Parts of speech for Miscued

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Miscued

miscued popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for miscued

verb miscued

  • goofed — to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.

noun miscued

  • mistook — simple past tense of mistake.
  • fluffed — Simple past tense and past participle of fluff.
  • slipped — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
  • erred — Simple past tense and past participle of err.
All 5 Synonyms of miscued

Antonyms for miscued

noun miscued

  • cued — a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc.
Just one Antonym for miscued

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