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An embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation

The intentional failure to perform an official duty or legal requirement

The condition of being indelicate

An accidental mishap or misfortune

An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act

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Noun

An embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation

breach of etiquette

colossal blunder

lapse of etiquette

blunder in etiquette

misunderstanding

misapprehension

slip of the tongue

misinterpretation

error of judgment

slip of the pen

underestimation

misbehaviour^UK

misconstruction

misdemeanour^UK

wrong impression

inappropriate behaviour

social indiscretion

self-defeating action

dumb thing to do

piece of indecorum

putting foot in mouth

error of judgement

misreading of the situation

disorganization^US

misconfiguration

wrong configuration

disorganisation^UK

poor configuration

mischievousness

simple-mindedness

thoughtlessness

foolish mistake

dropping the ball

breach of the rules

typographical error

keyboarding error

incomprehension

false impression

poor decision-making

printer's error

mispronunciation

typesetting error

printing mistake

typesetting mistake

keyboarding mistake

typographical mistake

foot in the mouth

false interpretation

mistaken belief

grammatical mistake

chink in your armour

yielding to temptation

fall from grace

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“It reminds me a little too much of the leisure suit, a fashion faux pas we don't need to revisit.”

Noun

The intentional failure to perform an official duty or legal requirement

unsuccessfulness

flash in the pan

poor performance

pig's breakfast

lack of success

coming to nothing

falling through

dumb thing to do

impecuniousness

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Noun

The condition of being indelicate

presumptuousness

inappropriateness

unacceptability

disrespectfulness

self-confidence

overfamiliarity

inconsiderateness

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Noun

An accidental mishap or misfortune

unfortunate incident

reverse of fortune

stroke of bad luck

reversal of fortune

kick in the teeth

trials and tribulations

stroke of ill luck

pain in the backside

pain in the rear

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

harsh conditions

tough situation

devastating blow

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

piece of bad luck

stumbling block

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Noun

Small fault

misdemeanour^UK

minor infraction

slight transgression

small infraction

Noun

An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act

misdemeanour^UK

unrighteousness

reprehensibility

irreligiousness

mischief-making

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