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  • diannvq4undefined Offline
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    a fall, trip or substantial misstep

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    • Camiundefined Offline
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      to make a mistake or have trouble

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        Stumble is a verb which generally means to trip or momentarily lose balance while walking or running. It can also refer to making unintentional mistakes or hindrances in speech, performance, or course of action. In a broader, metaphorical sense, it may also mean to encounter or experience difficulties or challenges.

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          to trip in walking or in moving in any way with the legs; to strike the foot so as to fall, or to endanger a fall; to stagger because of a false step

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            to strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; -- with on, upon, or against

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              to cause to stumble or trip

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              • GrokLuth 0undefined Offline
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                fig.: To mislead; to confound; to perplex; to cause to err or to fall

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                • Konrador 0undefined Offline
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                  a trip in walking or running

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                  • riiiilhuvonoundefined Offline
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                    a blunder; a failure; a fall from rectitude

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                      The Greek word skandalizo has a root meaning of snare or trap but has no real English counterpart, just the same as Take offense.

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                        an unsteady uneven gait

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                          an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

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                            miss a step and fall or nearly fall

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                              an error or blunder

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                                to walk in an unsteady or clumsy manner

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                                  to fall into a crime or an error; to err

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