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Meaning of Misstep | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈmɪs.stɛp

Definitions

  1. A step that is wrong, a false step.
  2. An error or mistake.

Equivalents

Examples

“On a high ledge, a misstep could be fatal.”
“[…] burdened as he was, he did not think of length or height or toil. He remembered only to avoid a misstep and to keep his direction.”
“His comment was a misstep that could cost him dearly.”
“Plenty of past seasons’ events could look ill-conceived in the critical eye of Monday-morning quarterbacking, but previously, the show had earned the benefit of the doubt that missteps on the part of supposedly intelligent characters were a plausible lack of in-world foresight.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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