Dictionary / Vocabulary / 失言
しつげん
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
失言は政治家には命取りとなることがある。
A slip of the tongue is sometimes fatal to a politician.
それは君の失言だ。
That is something you should not have said.
どれだけ成績が優秀でも失言が多くて困る。
No matter how good his grades are, he struggles to keep his foot out of his mouth.