Gaffe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a socially awkward or tactless act

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈæf/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈaf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈaf/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈæf/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

faux pas slip solecism gaucherie

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fauxpas

eine sozial unangenehme oder taktlose Handlung

🇪🇸Spanish

metedura de pata

un acto socialmente incómodo o sin tacto

🇳🇱Dutch

blunder

een sociaal onhandige of tactloze daad

🇵🇹Portuguese

gafe

um ato socialmente estranho ou sem tato

🇷🇺Russian

оплошность

социально неловкий или бестактный поступок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चूक

सामाजिक रूप से अजीब या व्यवहारहीन कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

গফ

একটি সামাজিকভাবে বিশ্রী বা কৌশলহীন কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

கஃபே

சமூக ரீதியாக மோசமான அல்லது தந்திரமற்ற செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

గాఫ్ఫ్

సామాజికంగా ఇబ్బందికరమైన లేదా వ్యూహం లేని చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

गफ

सामाजिकदृष्ट्या अस्ताव्यस्त किंवा कुशलतेने केलेले कृत्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગાફે

સામાજિક રીતે બેડોળ અથવા કુનેહ વિનાનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಫೆ

ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕವಾಗಿ ವಿಚಿತ್ರವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಚಾತುರ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗാഫ്

സാമൂഹികമായി വിചിത്രമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നയരഹിതമായ പ്രവൃത്തി

🇵🇰Urdu

گاف

ایک معاشرتی طور پر عجیب و غریب عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

失态

社交上尴尬或不圆滑的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

失言

社会的に気まずい、または無礼な行為

🇰🇷Korean

과실

사회적으로 어색하거나 재치 없는 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hớ hênh

một hành động vụng về hoặc thiếu tế nhị về mặt xã hội

🇹🇭Thai

มารยาท

การกระทำที่น่าอึดอัดใจในสังคมหรือไม่มีไหวพริบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejanggalan

tindakan yang canggung atau tidak bijaksana secara sosial

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زلة

عمل محرج اجتماعيا أو غير لبق

🇮🇷Persian

گاف

یک عمل اجتماعی ناخوشایند یا بی تدبیر

🇹🇷Turkish

gaf

sosyal açıdan garip veya düşüncesiz bir hareket

🇮🇱Hebrew

גזלה

מעשה מסורבל או חסר טקט מבחינה חברתית

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