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gaucherie

[goh-shuh-ree, gohshuh-ree] / ˌgoʊ ʃəˈri, goʊʃəˈri /
NOUN
faux pas
Synonyms
WEAK
blooper blunder blunder in etiquette boo-boo botch breach break bungle colossal blunder error flop flub foul-up gaffe goof hash impropriety indecorum indiscretion mess mess-up misconduct misjudgment misstep mistake offense oversight slip social blunder solecism transgression
NOUN
improperness
Synonyms
STRONG
barbarism blunder gaffe goof immodesty impudence inappropriateness incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum inelegance rudeness slip solecism unbecomingness unfitness unseemliness unsuitability unsuitableness vulgarism vulgarity
WEAK
faux pas
Antonyms
STRONG
correction decency
NOUN
impropriety
Synonyms
STRONGEST
indecency
STRONG
barbarism blunder gaffe goof immodesty impudence incongruity incorrectness indecorum inelegance rudeness slip solecism unseemliness unsuitability vulgarism vulgarity
WEAK
faux pas
Antonyms
STRONG
correction
WEAK
correctness propriety suitability tastefulness
NOUN
impudency
Synonyms
WEAK
assumption audaciousness audacity barbarism blunder boldness brashness brazenness cheek cheekiness chutzpah discourtesy disrespect effrontery face familiarity faux pas forwardness gaffe gall goof immodesty impertinence incivility incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum inelegance insolence nerve nerviness overconfidence pertness presumptuousness pushiness rudeness sassiness sauciness slip solecism unseemliness unsuitability vulgarism vulgarity
NOUN
inappropriateness
Synonyms
STRONG
barbarism blunder gaffe goof immodesty improperness impudence incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum inelegance rudeness slip solecism unbecomingness unfitness unseemliness unsuitability unsuitableness vulgarism vulgarity
WEAK
faux pas
Antonyms
STRONG
correction decency
NOUN
indecorum
Synonyms
STRONG
barbarism blunder gaffe goof immodesty impudence incongruity incorrectness indecency indelicacy inelegance rudeness slip solecism unseemliness unsuitability vulgarism vulgarity
WEAK
faux pas
Antonyms
STRONG
correction decency
NOUN
indelicacy
Synonyms
STRONG
barbarism blunder gaffe goof immodesty impudence incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum inelegance rudeness slip solecism unseemliness unsuitability vulgarism vulgarity
WEAK
faux pas
Antonyms
STRONG
correction decency
NOUN
indiscretion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
error gaffe lapse miscue misjudgment recklessness
STRONG
crudeness excitability folly foolishness goof goof-up hastiness imprudence indiscreetness ingenuousness rashness slip slipup stumble stupidity tactlessness thoughtlessness unseemliness
WEAK
bumble dropping the ball dumb move faux pas fool mistake foul-up misspeak naïveté screwup slip of the tongue
Antonyms
STRONGEST
correction
STRONG
judgment seriousness thoughtfulness wisdom
WEAK
care discreetness discretion right
NOUN
unbecomingness
Synonyms
STRONG
barbarism blunder gaffe goof immodesty improperness impudence inappropriateness incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum inelegance rudeness slip solecism unfitness unseemliness unsuitability unsuitableness vulgarism vulgarity
WEAK
faux pas
Antonyms
STRONG
correction decency
NOUN
unfitness
Synonyms
STRONG
barbarism blunder gaffe goof immodesty improperness impudence inappropriateness incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum inelegance rudeness slip solecism unbecomingness unseemliness unsuitability unsuitableness vulgarism vulgarity
WEAK
faux pas
Antonyms
STRONG
correction decency
NOUN
unseemliness
Synonyms
STRONG
barbarism blunder gaffe goof immodesty improperness impudence inappropriateness incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum inelegance rudeness slip solecism unbecomingness unfitness unsuitability unsuitableness vulgarism vulgarity
WEAK
faux pas
Antonyms
STRONG
correction decency
NOUN
unsuitability
Synonyms
STRONG
barbarism blunder gaffe goof immodesty improperness impudence inappropriateness incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum inelegance rudeness slip solecism unbecomingness unfitness unseemliness unsuitableness vulgarism vulgarity
WEAK
faux pas
Antonyms
STRONG
correction decency
NOUN
unsuitableness
Synonyms
STRONG
barbarism blunder gaffe goof immodesty improperness impudence inappropriateness incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum inelegance rudeness slip solecism unbecomingness unfitness unseemliness unsuitability vulgarism vulgarity
WEAK
faux pas
Antonyms
STRONG
correction decency

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