misclick
Accidental wrong selection
A misclick is an unintentional click—hitting the wrong button, link, or target on a screen: I bought the wrong item because of a misclick.
Common in gaming, where a misclick can waste an ability or attack the wrong target.
The verb form works the same way: I misclicked and closed the whole window.
Not done on purpose
- inadvertentDone without intention
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- slip-upSmall unintended error
- fumbleHandle with clumsy fingers
clumsy · careless · involuntary · unplanned · unexpected · accident · oops · whoops
On-screen position indicator
- mouseSmall gnawing mammal
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- hyperlinkClickable reference to another page
- buttonDisc through a hole
Reverse a prior action
- cancelRevoke or terminate
- back buttonWebpage reversal control
- refreshRestore energy or newness
- reloadFill with ammunition again
restore · recover · revert · data loss · sent message
Period of falling behind
- respawnReappear after dying digitally
- cooldownGradual intensity reduction
- hitboxInvisible contact detection boundary
- pingBrief metallic tone
latency · input delay · button mash · controller · keybind · hotkey · macro · quickscope
unintentional
Not done on purpose
- inadvertentDone without intention
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- slip-upSmall unintended error
fumble · clumsy · careless · involuntary · unplanned · unexpected · accident · oops · whoops · sorry
cursor
On-screen position indicator
- mouseSmall gnawing mammal
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- hyperlinkClickable reference to another page
button · icon · link · scroll · drag · drop · tap · swipe · hover · pointer
undo
Reverse a prior action
- cancelRevoke or terminate
- back buttonWebpage reversal control
- refreshRestore energy or newness
reload · restore · recover · revert · data loss · sent message
lag
Period of falling behind
- respawnReappear after dying digitally
- cooldownGradual intensity reduction
- hitboxInvisible contact detection boundary
ping · latency · input delay · button mash · controller · keybind · hotkey · macro · quickscope · headshot
- everyday mistakesslip, typos, trip, spelling errors, fall
- Input Errorstypo, misspelling, wrong key, fat finger, double entry
- User Errorstypo, fat finger, wrong password, forgot password, misspelling
- human flawsmistake, error, flaw, fault, failing
- slip-upsmistake, error, blunder, goof, fumble
- game deathsfriendly fire, team kill, bad timing, permadeath, disconnect