faux pas

faux pas

noun

Definition of FAUX PAS

a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark <according to an oft-told story, the queen set a guest at ease about a faux pas by politely imitating it>

Synonyms familiarity, faux pas, gaff, gaffe, indiscretion, solecism

Related Words blunder, error, flub, fumble, goof, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, slip, slipup, stumble; discourtesy, incivility, offense (or offence); boner, howler; foul-up, muff; misapprehension, miscalculation, misconception, misjudgment, misstatement, misunderstanding

Near Antonyms form, manners, mores, proprieties

Antonyms amenity, attention, civility, courtesy, formality, gesture, pleasantry