English noun: misstep | |||
1. | misstep (act) an unintentional but embarrassing blunder | ||
Samples | He recited the whole poem without a single trip. He arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later. Confusion caused his unfortunate misstep. | ||
Synonyms | stumble, trip, trip-up | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall | ||