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Misstep   /mɪsstˈɛp/  /mɪstˈɛp/   Listen
Misstep

noun
1.
An unintentional but embarrassing blunder.  Synonyms: stumble, trip, trip-up.  "He arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later" , "Confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"






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"Misstep" Quotes from Famous Books



... with the feeling of intimacy and mutual contentment growing stronger at every moment. The ground was full of ruts and inequalities, and ever and anon a misstep or an overbalance would cause them involuntarily to tighten their hold upon each other; involuntarily, but with a secret sensation of pleasure that made them hope there were more rough places farther on. They did their best to keep up a desultory ...
— Bressant • Julian Hawthorne



Words linked to "Misstep" :   bungle, trip-up, foul-up, pratfall, bloomer, botch, blooper, boner, fuckup, flub, blunder, trip, boo-boo



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