Synonyms for misstep

Grammar : Noun

Spell : mis-step

Phonetic Transcription : mɪsˈstɛp

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Définition of misstep

Origin : also mis-step, c.1300; see mis- (1) + step (v.). The noun in the figurative sense of "faux pas" is first recorded c.1800; literal sense is from 1837.

noun mistake, wrong move

Example sentences :

First to make the misstep is "it" for the time or for next game.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America

One misstep and you're liable to get the commissioner killed.
Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson

A misstep might precipitate him into the dark waters of the rushing stream.
Extract from : « A Lieutenant at Eighteen » by Oliver Optic

The horses were tired, and a misstep or a stumble would be dangerous.
Extract from : « Virginia of Elk Creek Valley » by Mary Ellen Chase

Mrs. Brace's voice had not faltered, although she must have seen the misstep.
Extract from : « No Clue » by James Hay

Once there was a moment when a shadow of a misstep would have cost him his life.
Extract from : « The Pretty Sister Of Jos » by Frances Hodgson Burnett

But Caleb knew the way, and he went on his road without a misstep.
Extract from : « The First Capture » by Harry Castlemon

Not at all; he slipped, made a misstep; that may happen to anybody.
Extract from : « Paul and His Dog, v.2 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIV) » by Charles Paul de Kock

Pellas almost stumbles into an abyss—his brother has made a misstep.
Extract from : « Iconoclasts » by James Huneker

He might have broken both arms and legs had he made a misstep.
Extract from : « The Girl From the Marsh Croft » by Selma Lagerlf

Antonyms for misstep

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