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false step

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noun

a stumble.
an unwise or blundering act.

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Words related to false step

blunder, fall, flop, misstep, slip, stumble, trip, tumble

Words nearby false step

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British Dictionary definitions for false step

false step

noun

an unwise action
a stumble; slip
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with false step

false step

A stumble or blunder, as in Making a down payment without securing a mortgage was clearly a false step. This term transfers physical stumbling or tripping to other enterprises. [c. 1700]

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