The tabloids love to slag off celebrities for the slightest misstep, often blowing things out of proportion.
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Misstep
//ˈmɪs.stɛp//
Synonyms for "misstep" (52 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (26)
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Translations
43 translations across 11 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- πταῖσμα noun (step that is wrong)
- σφάλμα noun (step that is wrong)
Dutch
4 entries- faux pas noun (error or mistake)
- misstap noun (step that is wrong)
- misstap noun (error or mistake)
- blunderen verb (to make an error or mistake)
Finnish
4 entries- harha-askel noun (step that is wrong)
- harha-askel noun (error or mistake)
- astua harhaan verb (to step badly or incorrectly)
- erehtyä verb (to make an error or mistake)
French
4 entries- bourde noun (error or mistake)
- faux pas noun (step that is wrong)
- faux pas noun (error or mistake)
- faire un faux pas verb (to step badly or incorrectly)
German
4 entries- Fehltritt noun (step that is wrong)
- Fehltritt noun (error or mistake)
- einen Fehltritt machen verb (to step badly or incorrectly)
- einen Fehltritt machen verb (to make an error or mistake)
Portuguese
3 entries- passo em falso noun (step that is wrong)
- passo em falso noun (error or mistake)
- pisar em falso verb (to step badly or incorrectly)
Romanian
3 entries- pas greșit noun (step that is wrong)
- pas greșit noun (error or mistake)
- poticnire noun (step that is wrong)
Russian
3 entries- ло́жный шаг noun (error or mistake)
- опло́шность noun (error or mistake)
- оступи́ться noun (step that is wrong)
Slovak
1 entries- chyba noun (step that is wrong)
Spanish
4 entries- desliz noun (error or mistake)
- marfilada noun (error or mistake)
- paso en falso noun (step that is wrong)
- paso en falso noun (error or mistake)
Swedish
1 entries- felsteg noun (error or mistake)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
A misstep would have sent us flying over the cliff, but I did not think of that—my only care was not to startle the shy fleet-footed creatures we were pursuing.
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Each misstep has shaped who I'm today.
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On a high ledge, a misstep could be fatal.
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