Gaffe
Gaffe noun - A socially improper or unsuitable act or remark.
Usage example: committed a huge gaffe when she started drinking from the finger bowl
Misstatement and gaffe are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misstatement" instead a noun "Gaffe".
Misstatement
Misstatement noun - A statement that contains a mistake.
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- error and gaffe
- error and misstatement
- slip and gaffe
- slip and misstatement
- misunderstanding and gaffe
- misunderstanding and misstatement
- fault and gaffe
- fault and misstatement
- mistake and gaffe
- mistake and misstatement
- blunder and gaffe
- blunder and misstatement
- misstep and gaffe
- misstep and misstatement
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