"false step" meaning in All languages combined

See false step on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: false steps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} false step (plural false steps)
  1. A misstep; a stumble.
    Sense id: en-false_step-en-noun-g0eQaSQ8
  2. (figurative) An erroneous action or decision. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-false_step-en-noun-YPPWerUM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82

Inflected forms

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