Associations to the word «Misstep»

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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn