wrong note
Pitch played incorrectly
A wrong note is a note played or sung that doesn't belong in the intended music—off-pitch, out of key, or simply mistaken.
Musicians dread wrong notes in performance: She hit a wrong note during the solo.
Figuratively, a wrong note is any element that feels discordant or inappropriate: His joke struck a wrong note at the funeral.
- sourSharp, biting taste
- flatLacking vertical variation
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- discordLack of agreement
- clamSand-dwelling hinged shellfish
mistake · off-key · dissonance · wince · stumble · flub · jarring · cringe · piano · practice · play through · slip · blunder · clunker · misplay · missed beat · tone-deaf · out-of-tune