Mis-step
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mis-step is a noun meaning Alternative form of misstep.
Meaning
Alternative form of misstep.
Example Sentences
Unable to see, they lost their bearings in the dark. The wind edged them to the lip of a 7,000ft drop down the Kangshung Face. “One mis-step here and it was a one-way ticket to Tibet,” Fox said.
One step may shape a character and destiny. If it be a right step, the character and destiny will be rightly shaped. If a wrong step, a mis-step, then the character and destiny will be wrongly shaped.[…] Only one mis-step! What is it? “Why, I only gave way to a little ill-temper,” but see the result! The children observed it. Children are sharp-eyed. They are close watchers. They are quick to mark the mis-step, and they have tenacious memories.
Word Forms
- mis-steps
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