Gaffe
Faux pas
Indiscretion
Impropriety
Loss of composure
Chantal would have considered it ill-mannered to show surprise.
He had not heard her cry before in this uncontrolled, hopeless way.

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Open the tool →失态 (shī tài) means “Gaffe, Faux pas, Indiscretion, Impropriety”.
失态 is pronounced shī tài in Mandarin Chinese.
“Gaffe” is 失态 (shī tài) in Chinese.
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