言い損ない

いいそこない

Also written 言いそこない, 言損ない

Meanings

1. Noun slip of the tongue; verbal mistake; using the wrong words; misstatement; gaffe See also: 言い損なう (いいそこなう).

Kanji

• 言 say. Read as いう.
• 損 loss. Read as そこなう.

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