gaffe

ɡæf

Definition

Definition of gaffe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

etiquettetactless remark causing social discomfort

Her gaffe at the dinner party was hard to ignore.

blunder

mistake

slip

embarrassing actunintended act causing embarrassment

Her comment about his job was a gaffe that silenced the room..

blunder

mistake

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Expressions with gaffe

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make a gaffe

commit an embarrassing mistake in public

He made a gaffe during the press conference.

blow the gaffe

reveal a secret unintentionally or carelessly

He blew the gaffe about the surprise party.

Origin of gaffe

French, gaffe (blunder)

Examples of gaffe in a sentence

His gaffe during the interview was embarrassing.
His mispronunciation of the guest's name was a major gaffe.
The politician's gaffe was widely reported in the media.

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French:gaffe, ...
German:Fauxpas, peinlicher Fehler, ...
Italian:gaffe, ...
Spanish:desliz, ...
Portuguese:gaffe, ...
Chinese:失言, 失态, ...
Japanese:失言, ...
Arabic:زلة لسان, زَلَّة, ...
Hebrew:פְּלִיטַת פֶּה, פַּאשְׁלָה, ...
Russian:ляп, прокол, ...
Ukrainian:ляп, помилка, ...
Hindi:भद्दी चूक, चूक, ...
Bengali:সামাজিক ভুল, ভুলোচুক, ...
Catalan:ficada de pota, error, ...
Czech:faux pas, přešlap, ...
Danish:brøler, pinlig fejl, ...
Dutch:blunder, ...
Greek:γκάφα, κοινωνικό ολίσθημα, ...
Hungarian:tapintatlanság, elszólás, ...
Khmer:ពាក្យសម្ដីខ្វះកលវិចារ, កំហុសឆ្គង, ...
Korean:실수, 망언, ...
Persian:گاف, لغزش, ...
Polish:gafa, wpadka, ...
Portuguese (BR):gafe, ...
Romanian:gafă, eroare, ...
Swedish:tabbe, ...
Thai:คำพูดที่ไม่เหมาะสม, ความเปิ่น, ...
Turkish:gaf, ...
Vietnamese:lời nói hớ, hớ, ...

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