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misstep vs foul-up

foul-up vs misstep

misstep and foul-up both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misstep Yes No No No
foul-up Yes No No No
As nouns, foul-up is a hypernym of misstep; that is, foul-up is a word with a broader meaning than misstep:
  • misstep: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
  • foul-up: an embarrassing mistake
Other hypernyms of misstep include bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, fuckup, pratfall.
misstep (noun) foul-up (noun)
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder an embarrassing mistake
Difference between misstep and foul-up

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