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To make an error or do something incorrectly

A mistake, typically unintentional

A person who lacks intelligence

The condition of being indelicate

The quality of being cheeky or impertinent

An eccentric or unusual person

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Verb

To make an error or do something incorrectly

put your foot in it

be wide of the mark

put your foot in your mouth

speak out of turn

get things wrong

make a nonsense of

muff something up

make a Horlicks of

get the wrong end of the stick

blot your copybook

take something amiss

get the wrong idea

get the wrong idea about

estimate wrongly

get signals crossed

put a wrong interpretation on

judge incorrectly

be at cross purposes

receive a false impression

be under a delusion

do something badly

be barking up the wrong tree

get hold of the wrong end of the stick

make a pig's ear of

get the wrong impression

calculate wrongly

get your lines crossed about

make a botch of

get the wrong impression about

have wrong impression

be off the mark

make a dog's dinner of

fall on one's face

screw the pooch

make a false move

make a faux pas

get wrong impression

be misguided about

get signals mixed

fail to understand

bark up wrong tree

come to hasty conclusion

jump to the wrong conclusion about

get the wrong end of the stick about

take something the wrong way

take out of context

get a false impression of

make a wrong interpretation of

make a mistake about

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“He always manages to goof up when he tries to fix things around the house.”

Noun

A mistake, typically unintentional

slip of the tongue

slip of the pen

misunderstanding

misapprehension

breach of etiquette

error of judgment

misinterpretation

dropping the ball

dumb thing to do

inappropriate behaviour

social indiscretion

underestimation

lapse of etiquette

colossal blunder

blunder in etiquette

putting foot in mouth

typographical error

printer's error

misdemeanour^UK

misbehaviour^UK

mischievousness

foolish mistake

misconstruction

wrong impression

keyboarding error

typesetting error

printing mistake

typesetting mistake

keyboarding mistake

typographical mistake

pig's breakfast

unsuccessfulness

poor performance

flash in the pan

lack of success

coming to nothing

falling through

poor decision-making

error of judgement

misreading of the situation

foot in the mouth

misconfiguration

mispronunciation

poor configuration

dog's breakfast

wrong configuration

self-defeating action

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“I made a goof and accidentally sent the email to the wrong recipient.”

Noun

A person who lacks intelligence

pain in the backside

pain in the rear

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

mental defective

glutton for punishment

gullible person

another's action boob

clownlike person

everybody's fool

lamb to the slaughter

target of derision

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“As usual, the goof has forgotten about his appointment.”

Noun

The condition of being indelicate

unacceptability

inappropriateness

injudiciousness

lack of refinement

lack of sophistication

thoughtlessness

inconsiderateness

discourteousness

unwholesomeness

unsophisticatedness

distastefulness

unfortunateness

disrespectfulness

inconsideration

irresponsibility

ungentlemanliness

lack of caution

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Noun

The quality of being cheeky or impertinent

presumptuousness

disrespectfulness

overfamiliarity

inconsiderateness

discourteousness

inconsideration

venturesomeness

thoughtlessness

insubordination

self-confidence

temerariousness

barefaced cheek

lack of civility

overfriendliness

over-assertiveness

being a wise guy

overweening nature

self-importance

contemptuousness

ill-manneredness

misbehaviour^UK

unladylike behaviour

ungentlemanly behaviour

lack of manners

lack of diplomacy

adventurousness

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Noun

An eccentric or unusual person

unorthodox person

fish out of water

square peg in a round hole

deranged person

round peg in a square hole

eccentric person

counterculturist

different breed

enfant terrible

peculiar person

unstable personality

disturbed person

antisocial personality

unbalanced person

one who has a screw loose

one who has bats in the belfry

psychiatric patient

independent thinker

unconventional person

unconventional thinker

independent-minded person

unconstrained thinker

unorthodox thinker

artistic person

New Age traveler

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