missteps

/M IH0 S S T EH1 P S/
verb
  1. 1

    To step badly or incorrectly.

    โ€œMy dance partner misstepped and landed on my toe.โ€

  2. 2

    To make an error or mistake.

    โ€œI don't want to misstep by offending them.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/misstep, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/missteps