Synonyms for misstep
mɪsˈstɛpmis·step

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1. trip, trip-up, stumble, misstepnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   tripper, lurch, stumble, slip, trip-up, trip, stagger, head trip

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1. misstepnoun

   Synonyms:
   wrong step, false step

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1. misstepnoun

   Synonyms:
   faux pas

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1. David Westin:

   The real difficulty for a news organization, or a reporter, is that once you've made one misstep, it's really hard to earn (trust) back, you can. But it takes a lot of time.

2. Alyssa Royse:

   I had a long relationship with upper leadership at HQ, i was really worried that they were making this colossal misstep not only in the arc of justice but in the health of the brand.

3. Chuck Hagel:

   To me, it's a recognition that when a country has men and women at war who are dying -- like we do have people dying, still, in Afghanistan -- and not recognize that by going and by looking and asking questions and being part of that personally, rather than just getting reports in the morning or in the afternoon, that's a misstep, but I think it's bigger than just a misstep. I think it's a failure of an obligation -- of a basic obligation of a commander in chief. He's commander in chief of our forces and not to go to a war zone where we have men and women dying, that's just wrong.

4. Diane Swonk:

   What many once hoped would be a sprint has become a marathon of a pandemic with the finish line a mirage, the risk of a policy misstep and a premature end to this business cycle is rising.

5. Al Bernstein:

   Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction.