Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trip-up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables: trip-up
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

Example Sentences

"he recited the whole poem without a single trip"
"he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"
"confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"

Synonyms

trip stumble misstep

Questions

What does trip-up mean?: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

How to pronounce trip-up

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