trip-up
- noun
- /ˈtrɪpˌʌp/
:
error
- She quickly corrected her trip-up when she realized she had mixed up the names.
Examples
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I was in turn outraged that a) B did not apologize to A for the trip-up, and b) no one apologized to me.
Blog text (25) -
His embarrassing trip-up during the presentation made everyone laugh.
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Pittsburgh overcame their own trip-ups, took the game away, and ran with it.
Blog text (20) -
The team learned from their trip-up and avoided the same mistake in the future.
Synonyms
53
3.3
A mistake that happens when someone confuses one thing with another
51
7.7
A remark or action made by accident that is embarrassing
50
3.5
A small mistake that causes embarrassment
49
3.0
A careless mistake that causes embarrassment or problems
44
5.3
A small wrong action that causes embarrassment or harm to people's trust
33
6.1
A careless mistake that causes problems or embarrassment
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3.7
A small careless mistake you make by accident
9
3.4
A small mistake that is often embarrassing
6
7.7
An embarrassing mistake made when someone is careless or nervous
5
7.7
A serious, embarrassing mistake often caused by confusion or poor planning
5
9.9
A serious or embarrassing mistake that causes problems
4
7.7
A small unintentional mistake when speaking, writing, or performing an action
4
2.8
A careless, foolish error that causes problems
3
6.5
A careless mistake that shows a lack of skill
3
7.6
An embarrassing mistake that happens because of bad or careless work
1
7.2
An obvious embarrassing mistake that makes people laugh
1
9.6
A serious mistake that happens because of confusion or poor planning
1
8.7
An embarrassing mistake someone makes in public
A short embarrassing mistake you make
A foolish mistake made without thinking that causes trouble
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Trip-up comes from the parts trip ('to stumble') and up, like catching your foot and almost falling. So a trip-up is a little stumble in action or speech—a small mistake that can be embarrassing.