What does misstep mean?

Definitions for misstep
mɪsˈstɛpmis·step

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word misstep.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. trip, trip-up, stumble, misstepnoun

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. misstepnoun

    a step that is wrong, a false step

    On a high ledge, a misstep could be fatal.

  2. misstepnoun

    an error or mistake

    His comment was a misstep that could cost him.

  3. misstepverb

    to step badly or incorrectly

    My dance partner misstepped and landed on my toe.

  4. misstepverb

    to make an error or mistake

    I don't want to misstep; is this the right way?

ChatGPT

  1. misstep

    A misstep is a wrong or false step, action, or decision which may result in undesirable outcome or repercussion. This could be in a literal sense, like stumbling or tripping, or figuratively, as in making a mistake or error in judgement.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Misstepnoun

    a wrong step; an error of conduct

  2. Misstepverb

    to take a wrong step; to go astray

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Misstep

    mis-step′, v.i. to make a false step; to make a mistake.—n. a mistake in conduct, &c.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of misstep in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of misstep in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of misstep in a Sentence

  1. Samuel Corum/Getty Images:

    Harassing and intimidating elected officials isn’t a constructive way to try and get them to change their mind on a position, but, frankly, going after others, students of Sen. Sinema's who have nothing to do with her policy positions, I think was a misstep.

  2. Chuck Hagel:

    But I think it's bigger than just a misstep. I think it's a failure of an obligation -- of a basic obligation of a commander in chief. He's commander in chief of our forces and not to go to a war zone where we have men and women dying, that's just wrong.

  3. Jimmy Sham:

    This election is special because it is a formal confrontation between pro-establishment and pro-democracy parties after months of unrest caused by the misstep of government.

  4. David Westin:

    The real difficulty for a news organization, or a reporter, is that once you've made one misstep, it's really hard to earn (trust) back, you can. But it takes a lot of time.

  5. Homeland Security Committee:

    Hampered by misstep after misstep, Kirstjen Nielsen's tenure at the Department of Homeland Security was a disaster from the start. It is clearer now than ever that the Trump Administration's border security and immigration policies - that she enacted and helped craft - have been an abysmal failure and have helped create the humanitarian crisis at the border.

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Translations for misstep

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  • FehltrittGerman
  • paso en falsoSpanish
  • harha-askel, hairahtua, astua harhaan, erehtyäFinnish
  • faux pas, trébucher, s'emmêler les pinceaux, gaffer, bourdeFrench
  • pas greșit, poticnireRomanian
  • оступиться, ложный шаг, оплошностьRussian
  • chybaSlovak
  • ความผิดThai
  • 過失Chinese

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