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Synonyms for misstep
mɪsˈstɛpmis·step

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  1. trip, trip-up, stumble, misstepnoun

    an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

    "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"

    Synonyms:
    tripper, lurch, stumble, slip, trip-up, trip, stagger, head trip

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  1. misstepnoun

    Synonyms:
    wrong step, false step

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  1. misstepnoun

    Synonyms:
    faux pas

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How to use misstep in a sentence?

  1. Chairman Cho:

    As chairman of Korean Air as well as a father, I am terribly sorry for my daughter's misstep. Everything is my responsibility and fault.

  2. Congressman Cramer:

    But what if 36 years of a record where there's nothing like that again -- but instead there's a record of a perfect gentleman, of an intellect, of a stellar judge, a guy who's been in front of what, he's had 300 cases in front of him and hasn't had a misstep.

  3. Samuel Corum/Getty Images:

    Harassing and intimidating elected officials isn’t a constructive way to try and get them to change their mind on a position, but, frankly, going after others, students of Sen. Sinema's who have nothing to do with her policy positions, I think was a misstep.

  4. Jimmy Sham:

    This election is special because it is a formal confrontation between pro-establishment and pro-democracy parties after months of unrest caused by the misstep of government.

  5. Alyssa Royse:

    I had a long relationship with upper leadership at HQ, i was really worried that they were making this colossal misstep not only in the arc of justice but in the health of the brand.


Translations for misstep

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  • FehltrittGerman
  • paso en falsoSpanish
  • harha-askel, hairahtua, astua harhaan, erehtyäFinnish
  • faux pas, trébucher, s'emmêler les pinceaux, gaffer, bourdeFrench
  • pas greșit, poticnireRomanian
  • оступиться, ложный шаг, оплошностьRussian
  • chybaSlovak
  • ความผิดThai
  • 過失Chinese

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