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Synonyms for error
mistake
in error
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Synonyms for error
an act or thought that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true
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Synonyms for error
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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- nonaccomplishment
- nonachievement
- blot
- smirch
- smear
- stain
- spot
- mix-up
- confusion
- incursion
- miscalculation
- misestimation
- misreckoning
- distortion
- parapraxis
- slip-up
- miscue
- slip
- offside
- lapse
- oversight
- omission
- skip
- blooper
- blunder
- boo-boo
- botch
- bungle
- flub
- foul-up
- pratfall
- bloomer
- balls-up
- ballup
- cockup
- mess-up
- betise
- folly
- imbecility
- stupidity
- foolishness
- renege
- revoke
inadvertent incorrectness
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a misconception resulting from incorrect information
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(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
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departure from what is ethically acceptable
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(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
part of a statement that is not correct
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