[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/misstep/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [M](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/m/) / misstep

# misstep

noun (a misstep, missteps)

«misstep» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A wrong step when walking, which can make you trip or fall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstep/#m1)
2. A mistake in what you do or decide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstep/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and sport: one misstep on the ice and you fall. In stories and news: a leader's misstep is a bad decision. Phrases: one misstep, a costly misstep.

### Examples

- One misstep on the icy path and he slipped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstep/#x1)
- Choosing that shortcut was a misstep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstep/#x2)
- The dancer made a small misstep but kept going. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstep/#x3)
- The team's misstep cost them the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstep/#x4)
- On a cliff path, a misstep can be dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstep/#x5)
- We learned from our missteps and did better next time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstep/#x6)
- A pumpkin is an exceedingly awkward thing to carry, and the Irishman had not gone far before he made a misstep, and stumbled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstep/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: double s (mis + step). Countable. Similar: slip, mistake, error, blunder.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «misstep» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstep/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«misstep» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/misstep.html) on Mova free.