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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an unintentional but embarrassing blunder;
- Example: "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"
- Example: "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"
- Example: "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
[syn: trip, trip-up, stumble, misstep]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Misstep \Mis*step"\, n.
   A wrong step; an error of conduct.
   [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Misstep \Mis*step"\, v. i.
   To take a wrong step; to go astray.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

misstep
    n 1: 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" [syn: trip, trip-up, stumble,
         misstep]