Meaning of faux pas in English
(Definition of faux pas from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
faux pas | American Dictionary
Examples of faux pas
faux pas
Nevertheless, it is instructive to trace his faux pas.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
This formulation is preferred by politicians and professional athletes who have made some egregious faux pas or been caught in especially sordid straits.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
This finding suggests difficulty in truly empathizing with the characters in the stories or an indifference to the impact of the faux pas on the speaker or the listener.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
They were then asked a series of questions that address detection and understanding of the faux pas, the mental state of the listener and the mental state of the speaker.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
However, this faux pas was carried by a majority.
In my view, item 4 has been included because of a faux pas by a number of colleagues.
It really was an awful faux pas, was it not, seriously to suggest that the facts are not available?
From the
Hansard archive
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He was uninvited, and a series of faux pas lead to his expulsion from the party.
She also broke her broom on the ice, a major curling faux pas.
That is the problem with comedy, a joke that is funny today can be a terrible "faux pas" tomorrow.
This faux pas cost the corporation $50 million to settle.
Over the course of the day, she sends a series of text messages to try to balance out this faux pas.
Almost all of the girls committed minor faux pas.
The girls were dressed up ala fashion faux pas to raise awareness about the detriment of counterfeit fashion products.
It's not every toon that deals with midlife crisis, marital dysfunction, child neglect, impotence fears, fashion faux pas and existential angst.
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