Triped

Triped (often used informally) describes the act of tripping or causing someone to trip, typically involving stumbling or losing one's balance due to an obstruction or misstep. It can also refer to an action or incident that causes a failure, setback, or mistake in a plan or endeavor. The word implicitly carries a sense of clumsiness, inadvertence, or an unexpected disruption. The severity can range from a minor stumble to a complete fall, or from a small mishap to a significant failure. It also can describe the person that does the tripping. While less common, the word can be used to describe something causing a similar effect, such as "the rogue root triped the entire forest."

Triped meaning with examples

• Running through the park, little Timmy was so excited that he didn't see the crack in the sidewalk and quickly triped. Fortunately, he caught himself before falling, but scraped his knee. His mom saw the event and ran over. Luckily, everything was okay, just a scraped knee.
• During the chaotic chase scene, the villain purposely triped the hero's lead henchman by extending his foot, causing him to fall. The henchman quickly realized he was triped, but didn't know who had done it.
• The overly ambitious and complicated software project triped due to lack of planning and unforeseen technical hurdles. Developers realized too late that it was a recipe for failure, and they had already invested too many resources in the project.
• The politician's insensitive comment triped his entire campaign. Voters felt he was out of touch and quickly lost their support due to the remark. He made several other attempts to try and change his image, with little success.
• Despite its best efforts, the robot slowly triped while attempting the obstacle course. After several attempts to keep its balance, the robot eventually crashed into a wall, and was forced to reset.