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Meaning of Miscue | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmɪskjuː

Definitions

  1. In a cue sport, an error in hitting the ball with the cue.
  2. The act of missing one's cue or of responding to a cue intended for another actor.
  3. A miss of the object one intended to hit.

Equivalents

العربية أخطأ

Examples

“Some comical defending involving two terrible clearances saw Kingson called on to block Welbeck's strike and then Evatt made amends for his shocking miscue by heading Bent's powerful follow-up over the bar.”
“All season, the Chiefs have struggled on offense, in particular in the pass catching department. On multiple occasions throughout the regular season, Mahomes was burned by mental miscues from his wide receivers which cost the Chiefs wins.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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