misstep
noun
mis·step
ˌmis-ˈstep 
1
: a mistake in judgment or action : blunder
missteps that led to the project's failure
2
: a wrong step
took a misstep and fell
Examples of misstep in a Sentence
Their decision to relocate the company was a major misstep.
another misstep like that, and the company could go belly-up
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The willingness to discuss failure and missteps—not as cautionary tales, but as evidence of survival—ran throughout the event.
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
Ultimately, the location misstep isn’t the only issue the AFM has faced in recent years.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
In a vacuum, the more-than-a-year-old misstep by unnamed producers would not cause the very top heads of the organization to roll.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
While many key figures—including Bush and then-Secretary of State Colin Powell—later expressed regret over the absence of WMDs and policy missteps, Cheney famously defended the invasion and the narrative around it in the following years.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
Ultimately, the location misstep isn’t the only issue the AFM has faced in recent years.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
In a vacuum, the more-than-a-year-old misstep by unnamed producers would not cause the very top heads of the organization to roll.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
While many key figures—including Bush and then-Secretary of State Colin Powell—later expressed regret over the absence of WMDs and policy missteps, Cheney famously defended the invasion and the narrative around it in the following years.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misstep
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misstep. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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misstep
noun
mis·step
(ˈ)mis-ˈstep
1
: a wrong step
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