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faux pas
/fəʊ pɑː/
noun
Synonyms
Freudian slip
blooper
blunder
boo-boo
defect
error
fault
fluff
gaffe
lapse
misstep
mistake
slip
stumble
thinko
An embarrassing or tactless blunder (especially used in social situations and contexts); a misstep.
Word Frequency 1800~2019
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Other words
amuck
landlady
unclad
exterior
singular
campsite
pacify
provided
crawlers
deluge
mangle
mushiness
passable
unscrew
blaming
twisted
deface
doubling
petri
earthy
gaffe
gaucherie
solecism
slip
trip
pratfall
false step
foul-up
fault
contretemps
stuff-up
fiasco
bungling
mauvaise honte
ironic error