clanger

名词 clanger:

1. a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate

1. The secretary dropped a clanger when she mentioned the cancel of the order to her boss who had just had a quarrel with his girlfriend.
   ＂老板刚和女朋友吵了一架，所以秘书提到取消订货单的事，说得真不是时候。＂

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n.Chiefly British （名词）【多用于英国】
A blunder; a faux pas.
大错；过失