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misstep

[mis-step]

noun

  1. a wrong step.

  2. an error or slip in conduct; faux pas.

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misstep

/ ˌɪˈɛ /

noun

  1. a false step

  2. an error

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of misstep1

First recorded in 1250–1300, misstep is from the Middle English word missteppen. See mis- 1, step
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Every run that Australia managed to eke out for their final wicket would have gnawed away at Bavuma who was, if we are being hypercritical, guilty of a slight captaincy misstep.

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For many within Labour this whole debacle was the single biggest misstep of the party's first year in office.

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There have been management missteps and pressures brought on by consumers’ shift to streaming.

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It was possible to frame the conviction as a redemption tale for the LAPD, with a new generation of cops making amends for the missteps of their predecessors.

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I am somewhat surprised by the level of incompetence combined with the lack of concern over missteps, blunders, destruction of critical health and safety safeguards and direct threats to national security.

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