misstep
11misstep — /mis step /, n. 1. a wrong step. 2. an error or slip in conduct; faux pas. [1250 1300; ME missteppen. See MIS 1, STEP] Syn. 2. fault, transgression, lapse, indiscretion. * * * …
12misstep — Synonyms and related words: balk, bevue, bloomer, blooper, blunder, error, false move, false step, faux pas, gaffe, goof, howler, inadvertence, inadvertency, indiscretion, lapse, lapsus calami, lapsus linguae, loose thread, miscue, mistake,… …
13misstep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stumble, false step; impropriety, lapse, slip; sin. See error. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slip, miss, trip, bungle, stumble; see also failure 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. error, slip, mistake,… …
14misstep — mis|step [ mıs step ] noun count AMERICAN FORMAL a mistake, especially one caused by bad judgment …
15misstep — v. n. O. and N. 1351 …
16misstep — n. mistake, wrong step, error in conduct …
17misstep — noun 1》 a badly judged step. 2》 N. Amer. a mistake …
18misstep — n. Wrong step, false step …
19misstep — noun (C) AmE a mistake, especially one that is caused by not understanding a situation correctly: He has made a number of missteps over health care …
20misstep — n trip, stumble, false step, wrong step, bad move, wrong move, false move; faux pas, gaffe, social blunder or indiscretion, indiscretion, slip in conduct, mistake in conduct or etiquette or propriety, breach of etiquette or manners; transgression …