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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of mis (“wrong, mis-”) + stap (“step, pace”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪ.stɑp/
- Hyphenation: mis‧stap
Noun
misstap m (plural misstappen, diminutive misstapje n)
- a physical misstep
Door een misstap heeft hij zijn enkel verstuikt.- He sprained his ankle because of a misstep.
- a faux pas, clumsy error or minor failing
- Synonym: vergissing
De gemaal heeft tijdens zijn huwelijk de nodige misstappen begaan en is nu vader van een paar dozijn buitenechtelijke kinderen.- The consort has committed a certain amount of missteps during his marriage and he is now the father of a few dozen children out of wedlock.