contrivance vs miscue

contrivance

noun
  • Something overly artful or artificial. 

  • A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective. 

  • A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task. 

miscue

verb
  • to mishit, strike incorrectly. 

  • To give an incorrect cue. 

noun
  • In a cue sport, an error in hitting the ball with the cue. 

  • The act of missing one's cue or of responding to a cue intended for another actor. 

  • A miss of the object one intended to hit. 

How often have the words contrivance and miscue occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )