"missteps" in the noun sense
1. trip, trip-up, stumble, misstep
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
"he recited the whole poem without a single trip"
"he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"
"confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
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