misspeak

error gaffe lapse miscue misjudgment recklessness

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

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

correction

judgment seriousness thoughtfulness wisdom

care discreetness discretion right

deceive mislead misrepresent promote

BS beguile bull con concoct delude dissemble dissimulate distort dupe equivocate exaggerate fabricate fake falsify fib forswear frame fudge invent malign misguide misinform misstate overdraw palter perjure pervert phony plant prevaricate snow soft-soap victimize

be untruthful bear false witness break promise go back on make believe misinstruct put on put up a front string along

be honest tell the truth

belie cavil con distort dodge equivocate evade exaggerate fabricate falsify fib garble hedge invent jive lie misrepresent palter quibble shift shuffle tergiversate

beat around the bush beg the question phony up put on

be honest confront face meet order tell the truth