Multiple choice general knowledge foreign languages

Select an appropriate synonym for 'Gauche'

  1. Crude

  2. Absurd

  3. Grotesque

  4. Sinister

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Explanation

'Gauche' is a French loanword in English meaning socially awkward, clumsy, or lacking grace. Its primary synonym is 'sinister,' which shares the original French connotation of something threatening or wrong. The word derives from Latin 'sinister' (left-handed), historically associated with awkwardness.