fool mistake

NOUN

indiscretion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

error gaffe lapse miscue misjudgment recklessness

STRONG

crudeness excitability folly foolishness gaucherie goof goof-up hastiness imprudence indiscreetness ingenuousness rashness slip slipup stumble stupidity tactlessness thoughtlessness unseemliness

WEAK

bumble dropping the ball dumb move faux pas foul-up misspeak naïveté screwup slip of the tongue

Antonyms

STRONGEST

correction

STRONG

judgment seriousness thoughtfulness wisdom

WEAK

care discreetness discretion right

Example Sentences

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Dwight D. Eisenhower once described Earl Warren as “the biggest damn fool mistake I ever made.”

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2016

President Dwight D. Eisenhower is said to have called his 1953 appointment of Chief Justice Earl Warren “the biggest damn fool mistake I ever made.”

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2010

Later, dismayed that Warren turned out to be a controversial participant rather than a bland umpire, Ike described the selection as "the biggest damn fool mistake I ever made."

From Time Magazine Archive

Said Dwight Eisenhower about his selection of Earl Warren: "The worst damn fool mistake I ever made."

From Time Magazine Archive

I don’t see how come we to make such a blame’ fool mistake.

From Brand Blotters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)

fool mistake

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