[ noun ] an unintentional but embarrassing blunder <noun.act> he recited the whole poem without a single triphe arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later confusion caused his unfortunate misstep
Misstep \Mis*step"\, n. A wrong step; an error of conduct.
Misstep \Mis*step"\, v. i. To take a wrong step; to go astray.
You can see that." Salomon also said it plans to form a compliance committee to prevent any repetition of the damaging regulatory misstep taken by its top management.
We have to extinguish (the fire) because nobody needs a fire." The Soviets have not revealed how the dispute could be resolved, but with an increasingly restive Moslem population of 50 million in Central Asia, they can ill afford a misstep.
A Dukakis misstep in dealing with those demands could severely injure the ticket by alienating an important constituency and prompting new racial tensions within the party.
But experts on the subject say it needs to be done with care to avoid a misstep.
His one misstep was soon forgiven, though it came back to haunt him when he ran for mayor.
Japanese companies are studying the European Community as it negotiates its way toward economic integration in 1992, wary lest their inherent conservatism cause a misstep in the world's largest consumer market.
Like many other types of short-term, emergency financing, it can be a tightrope walk that imposes severe penalties if you take a misstep.
Church officials and Swaggart have refused to elaborate on his misstep, but a Baton Rouge prostitute has said Swaggart paid her to pose nude for him.
We must be calm and soberly keep in mind what is happening and what could happen if we make one more misstep," he said, without elaborating.
While death benefits are now being paid at 100 cents on the dollar, annuity payments are being made at 70 cents. The misstep irked regulators in many states.
Adding to the problem was a political misstep that, observers say, made many Latinos feel unwelcome in the Texas GOP.
"You run the risk of getting hit with a 10% to 15% pullback." Sell at the first sign of a serious misstep by the company.
But such high status was risky: One political misstep, and a family could be reduced to nothing.