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gafe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
  • bungling adj Incompetent or clumsy in carrying out a task.
  • gaffe noun An embarrassing mistake made in public, especially something tactless said in front of the wrong people.
  • goof noun A mistake or blunder.

Senses

gafe is used for these senses in English:

  • blunder A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
  • bungling An act of incompetence or ineptitude.
  • gaffe A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
  • goof (US, informal) A mistake or error.

blunder — full definition

  1. noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
  2. verb To make a careless, serious mistake.

bungling — full definition

  1. adj Incompetent or clumsy in carrying out a task.
  2. noun The act of doing something incompetently.

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