| Library / English Dictionary |
TRIP-UP
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unintentional but embarrassing blunder
Example:
confusion caused his unfortunate misstep
Synonyms:
misstep; stumble; trip; trip-up
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("trip-up" is a kind of...):
bloomer; blooper; blunder; boner; boo-boo; botch; bungle; flub; foul-up; fuckup; pratfall (an embarrassing mistake)
Derivation:
trip up (detect a blunder or misstep)
trip up (make an error)
