harha-askel — meaning in English

English meaning

• misstep noun A mistake or poor decision, especially one that damages someone's reputation or plans.
• trip noun A journey, especially for pleasure or a specific purpose.

Senses

harha-askel is used for these senses in English:

• faux pas An embarrassing or tactless blunder.
• trip A stumble or misstep.

misstep — full definition

1. noun A mistake or poor decision, especially one that damages someone's reputation or plans.
2. noun A wrong or clumsy physical step.

trip — full definition

1. noun A journey, especially for pleasure or a specific purpose.
2. verb To catch your foot on something and stumble or fall.
3. verb To activate a switch, alarm, or mechanism, often unintentionally.
4. noun Informal: a period of hallucination caused by psychoactive drugs.

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