Associations to the word «Misstep»
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Wiktionary
MISSTEP, noun. A step that is wrong, a false step.
MISSTEP, noun. (figurative) An error or mistake.
MISSTEP, verb. (intransitive) to step badly or incorrectly
MISSTEP, verb. (intransitive) to make an error or mistake
Dictionary definition
MISSTEP, noun. 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".
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.