misstep
miss·tep
noun
1.
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
- “he recited the whole poem without a single trip”
- “he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later”
- “confusion caused his unfortunate misstep”
Origin
From mis- + step.
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