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miscue vs mistake

mistake vs miscue

miscue and mistake both are nouns.

miscue is not a verb while mistake is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
miscue Yes No No No
mistake Yes No Yes No
As nouns, mistake is a hypernym of miscue; that is, mistake is a word with a broader meaning than miscue:
  • miscue: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
  • mistake: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Other hypernyms of miscue include error, fault.
miscue (noun) mistake (noun)
a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. an understanding of something that is not correct
part of a statement that is not correct
miscue (verb) mistake (verb)
to make a mistake or be incorrect
identify incorrectly
Difference between miscue and mistake

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