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UK
/mɪsstˈɛp/
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[ US /mɪˈstɛp, mɪsˈstɛp/ ]
[ US /mɪˈstɛp, mɪsˈstɛp/ ]
NOUN
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an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later
he recited the whole poem without a single trip
confusion caused his unfortunate misstep
How To Use misstep In A Sentence
- There have been missteps, as there are with any presidential campaign, but a lot of top Democrats are now talking privately and some publicly about changes.
- Even the change in location from a gritty industrial city (Manchester, England) to a glossy, sunlit place like L.A. was a misstep that undermined the necessarily bleak tone.
- I envy her recklessness, the roughness of her unpracticed pirouettes, the occasional clumsy misstep that inspires no apologies.
- After a series of false starts and missteps, Yates finally has made the right move, under circumstances that will allow the team to flourish.
- He'd almost made it to the front of the car when he made a misstep and stumbled into the car.
- ‘The stakes are high, and one misstep could negate the assumptions for continuing growth and development,’ he said.
- Camper John Bookman, now in his third week, says after a few early missteps, he has mastered cr pes stuffed with smoked chicken and vegetables. Hit TV Shows Spawn Summer Camps for Couch Potatoes
- In reality, there are a number of opportunities for glitches, delays and missteps.
- Rod Blagojevic makes me think if horrible missteps involving a pruner. The Emmy Awards Live Blog
- Even longtime supporters of the court, established in The Hague to deal with large-scale atrocities, say they are frustrated by what many call the unacceptably slow pace and numerous missteps that have dragged out the trial, in which NYT > Home Page