I. “+ noun
Etymology: mis- (I) + cue (n.)
1.
a. : a faulty stroke in billiards in which the cue tip slips off the cue ball
nearly ruins a billiard table with a miscue — Hamilton Basso
b. : an error or misplay in other games (as baseball)
has learned to bottle up his anger over a strikeout or a miscue — Time
2. : mistake : slip
the slightest miscue hurtling him down six stories to the back yard — E.D.Radin
a few miscues in the landing of certain units — Infantry Journal
II. intransitive verb
1.
a. : to make a miscue in billiards
got the off-the-cushion cannon but then miscued — Billiard Player
b. : to make an error or mistake
typical of official miscuing were the statements … made throughout the week — Time
2. : to miss a stage cue : to answer a wrong cue
miscued and collided with an actor entering from the right