miscue

nouns

a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball

miscue

is a part of

any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls

billiards

is a part of

any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets

pocket billiards, pool

is a type of (narrower)

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

"it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"

shot, stroke

a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

miscue, parapraxis, slip, slip-up