Fault and Gaffe

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Fault noun - An unintentional departure from truth or accuracy.

Usage example: there's a fault somewhere in the program

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Gaffe is a synonym for fault in error topic. In some cases you can use "Gaffe" instead a noun "Fault", when it comes to topics like mistake, blunder.

Nearby Words: faulty, faultless, faulted, faulting, faultily

Gaffe noun - An unintentional departure from truth or accuracy.

Usage example: so-called debates, which were mainly about seeing which candidate made the most gaffes

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Fault is a synonym for gaffe in mistake topic. Sometimes you can use "Fault" instead a noun "Gaffe", if it concerns topics such as blunder.

Nearby Words: gaff, gaffed, gaffer, gaffing

particular	particular fault	particular gaffe
common	common fault	common gaffe
genuine	genuine fault	genuine gaffe
overt	overt fault	overt gaffe
Other adjectives: serious, bad, social, major, pronounced, technical.

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