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
- 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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