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English 2 senses of the word miscue:
NOUNactmiscuea faulty shot in billiards
actmiscue, slip, slip-up, parapraxisa minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech / speech / speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
miscue pronunciation
Soundsmih'skyuw.
Rhymesanew ... Yue: 59 rhymes with yuw...
Englishmiscue: 2 senses noun 1, act
MeaningA faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball.
Part ofbilliardsAny of several games / games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls
pool, pocket billiardsAny of various games / games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
Broaderstroke, shot(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
Englishmiscue: 2 senses noun 2, act
MeaningA minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech / speech / speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc..
Synonymsslip, slip-up, parapraxis
NarrowerFreudian slipA slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts / conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals
Broadermistake, error, faultA wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Spanishdesahogo, error, lapsus, resbalón
Catalanerror, espifiada, lapsus

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