| aberration(noun, confusion, fault, mistake, lapse) | |
| berth | |
| break(slip, mess, mistake, breach, indiscretion) | |
| case | |
| contretemps | |
| eluding | |
| erratum(noun, confusion, fault, mistake, lapse) | |
| foul-up(noun, break, slip, mess, mistake) | |
| goof-up(noun, error, muddle, blunder) | |
| misconstruction(noun, error) | |
| miscue(noun, mistake, rudeness, lapse, error) | |
| putting foot in mouth(noun, expression, idiom, mistake, blunder) | |
| spoonerism(noun, mistake) | |
| stumble(noun, failure, mistake, rudeness, lapse) | |
| stupidity(noun, mistake, rudeness, lapse, error) | |
| trip(noun, confusion, failure, fault, mistake) | |
| unseemliness(noun, slip, mistake, rudeness, lapse) | |
| anachronism | |
| barbarism(noun, slip, mistake, rudeness, error) | |
| blunder in etiquette(expression, idiom, break, slip, mess) |
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