Word "MISSTEP" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
Synonyms:
stumble, trip, trip-up
Examples:
confusion caused his unfortunate misstep

Crossword Clues for MISSTEP

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Error in conduct
Unmarried woman with cat perhaps upset in error (7)
Young lady recalled tame indiscretion (7)
Overturning favourite sofas, gutted, Everyman's making a gaffe (7)
False move of young girl upset teacher's favourite, perhaps The Times Cryptic 17 Mar 2025
False move The Times Concise 28 Dec 2024
Favourite pupil taken aback after teacher's blunder (7)
Woman twirling favourite slip
Faux pas New York Times 02 Dec 2024
Go astray, and fail to get favourite back (7)
Error, mistake (7)
Fail to notice flipping pet's whoopsie
Minor error Newsday 04 Aug 2024
Indiscretion with girl and sweetheart flipped The Telegraph Cryptic 04 Jul 2024
Error Commuter 25 Jun 2024
Maiden favoured upturned slip (7)
Imps set out to make a mistake (7)
Teacher regularly ignoring attempt to go wrong The Guardian Cryptic 28 Dec 2023
Teacher regularly ignoring attempt to go wrong (7)
Lapse | Part of a flawless performance | Reason to backtrack
Blunder New York Times 14 Nov 2023
Female teacher with favourite raised error The Times Cryptic 10 May 2022
Error; false move The Times Concise 02 May 2022
Blunder by young lady to kiss back
Girl taking dog maybe the wrong way — an error The Guardian Quiptic 25 Oct 2021
Girl taking dog maybe the wrong way — an error
Indiscretion with girl upset sweetheart The Telegraph Toughie 09 Sep 2021
Bad move to cuddle up under young woman
Young lady repelling favourite put foot in it?
  Blunder in film describing special record
Girl recalled caress in an ill-advised move
Foot fault? Wall Street Journal 27 Jul 2020
Wrong move LA Times Daily 03 Sep 2019
Wrong move The Washington Post 03 Sep 2019
Teacher having favourite on reflection is a bad move
Wrong move
Blunder Wall Street Journal 04 Aug 2018
Error LA Times Daily 29 Apr 2018
Error The Washington Post 29 Apr 2018
Clumsy move USA Today 13 Feb 2018
Blunder
Clumsy move
Error
Stumble Universal 01 Jul 2017
Stumble
Error from teacher upset her favourite?
Blunder New York Times 17 Aug 2016
Bad move USA Today 06 Mar 2016
Bypass rising favourite — it's bad move
Faux pas New York Times 01 Feb 2015
Faux pas
Error sees girl on the favourite upended
Blunder by a girl, backing a cat perhaps
Trip
Error
Bad move
Stumble
Minor error
Boo-boo
Muff
Error
Error
Stumble
Blunder
Slip
Make a false move
Go out of bounds, perhaps
Error
Blunder
Stumble
Goof
Faux pas
Female teacher with favourite raised error
Boo-boo
Faux pas
Stumble
Blunder
Fall preceder
False move
Faux pas.
Blunder.
False move.
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