misstep

mis·step /ˈmɪs-step/ noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE

MISTAKEa mistake, especially one that is caused by not understanding a situation correctly 〔尤指判断上的〕错误；失策

A misstep here could cost millions of dollars.

这里的一个失误可能会造成数百万美元的损失。

Examples from the Corpus

misstep• If they made a misstep and went down, we would go with them.• Of course, two chapters of bickering, missteps, finger-pointing and quarterly losses later, Amelio is being pushed out.• The capitalism that now seems irresistible could, with just a few missteps, have vanished.• Both have battled market softness and internal financial missteps.• Make one misstep marketing creamed corn and you could end up in the loony bin.• That perspective later reappeared as he witnessed what he considered the rampant missteps of modern allopathic medicine.

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misstep

Mistakes: fail, miscommunication, error...