faux pas — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
- gaffe noun An embarrassing mistake made in public, especially something tactless said in front of the wrong people.
- misstep noun A mistake or poor decision, especially one that damages someone's reputation or plans.
- stumble verb To trip or lose one’s balance while walking.
- trip noun A journey, especially for pleasure or a specific purpose.
Senses
faux pas is used for these senses in English:
- blunder A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
- faux pas An embarrassing or tactless blunder.
- gaffe A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
- misstep A step that is wrong, a false step.
- misstep (figurative) An error or mistake.
- stumble A fall, trip or substantial misstep.
- trip A stumble or misstep.
- trip A faux pas, a social error.
blunder — full definition
- noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
- verb To make a careless, serious mistake.