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clanger

/ˈklæŋə(r)/noun

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भारी भूल, शर्मिंदा करने वाली गलती

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] British, informal

    an obvious and embarrassing mistake

    भारी भूल, शर्मिंदा करने वाली गलती

    • Calling the chief guest by the wrong name was a real clanger.
    • The goalkeeper's clanger cost his team the match.

    Synonyms blunder howler gaffe faux pas boob

Idioms 1

drop a clanger

(British, informal) to say or do something that is a mistake and embarrasses you or other people

बड़ी भूल कर बैठना, भारी गलती कर देना

  • I really dropped a clanger when I asked about her husband, not knowing they had divorced.
  • The minister dropped a clanger in his speech.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

blunder howler gaffe faux pas boob

§Grammar and usage

The noun is usually used in the phrase 'drop a clanger', meaning to make an embarrassing mistake.

Idiom के रूप में यह noun अक्सर 'drop a clanger' में आता है, जिसका अर्थ है शर्मिंदा करने वाली गलती कर बैठना।