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misstep

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmɪsˈstɛp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/mɪsˈstɛp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mis step)


misstep
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slip Collocations, miss Collocations, trip Collocations, bungle, stumble Collocations, failure Collocations, balk, bloomer, blooper, blunder Collocations, error Collocations, false move, false step, faux pas, gaffe, goof, howler, inadvertence, inadvertency, indiscretion, lapse Collocations, lapsus calami, lapsus linguae, loose thread, miscue, mistake Collocations, omission, oversight Collocations, slipup, wrong step, fall Collocations, tumble Collocations

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