Crossword-Solution: MISSTEP
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Misstep | n. | A wrong step; an error of conduct. |
| Misstep | v. i. | To take a wrong step; to go astray. |
We have 27 clues for the answer “MISSTEP”
| Clue | Answers |
|---|---|
| Make a false move | 1 answer |
| Go out of bounds, perhaps | 1 answer |
| Bad error for a gymnast on a balance beam | 1 answer |
| Clumsy move | 2 answers |
| WRONG move | 3 answers |
| Foot fault | 3 answers |
| Minor error | 4 answers |
| Fall preceder | 7 answers |
| misconceive | 8 answers |
| A BLUNDER | 10 answers |
| BAD MOVE | 13 answers |
| misconstrue | 16 answers |
| misinterpret | 18 answers |
| Boo-boo | 20 answers |
| FALSE move | 27 answers |
| Muff | 34 answers |
| Overplay | 34 answers |
| Totter | 42 answers |
| Faux pas | 43 answers |
| miscount | 49 answers |
| Mis-calculate | 50 answers |
| Trip | 56 answers |
| Goof | 62 answers |
| Stumble | 63 answers |
| Error | 79 answers |
| Slip | 85 answers |
| Blunder | 87 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with MISSTEP (5)
Weaker and weaker became the struggles of them all, when a sudden misstep sent Bulan stumbling headforemost against the stem of a tree, where, stunned, he sank unconscious, at the mercy of the relentless bulls.
She moved slowly downward; a misstep might send her through the boughs to the hillside forty feet below.
The slightest misstep would send pebbles rattling, brush rustling; but you have gone all the way without making that misstep.
Neither pausing nor making a misstep nor conscious of great effort, Gale carried the wounded man down into the arroyo.
When nearly to its end I made a misstep on the uneven ground and precipitated myself against the wall.
Quotes with MISSTEP (3)
Building trust takes long- years, sometimes decades. It takes a second, a word, or a misstep to lose it. Regaining trust takes even longer.
So many things are lost in the dark. A slight misstep and we lose our footing. A quick hand in a pocket and we lose our money. A coat hanger in a womb and we lose a fetus. A swift puncture and we lose a life.
People who are different are considered ineffective. People who can’t hide their shortcomings are not considered a threat. A lot of spies rely on being unobtrusive, but we flat out flaunt the fact that we’re different, and those we try to get information from put us on an even lower level than the ones they don’t notice. They don’t believe we’re even capable of being a threat, and they misstep more than they might with someone they simply don’t know.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 42 times in crossword archives (1970–2024).