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- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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| definition 1: |
a mistake in judgment or action.
I made an error when I counted the cash, so I'll have to re-count it.I called her by a wrong name, but I didn't realize my error till later.- synonyms:
- mistake
- similar words:
- boner, fault, howler, misapprehension, misconception, misstep, misunderstanding, slip, trip
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| definition 2: |
a morally wrong act.
He apologized for his error, but she was slow to forgive him.- synonyms:
- offense, transgression
- similar words:
- impropriety, indiscretion, misdeed, sin, trespass
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| definition 3: |
the state of being incorrect, mistaken, or morally wrong (usu. prec. by "in").
He was in error when he told you that.- synonyms:
- mistakenness
- similar words:
- wrong
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| definition 4: |
belief in something that is false.
He now sees his error in trusting that boy.- synonyms:
- fallacy
- similar words:
- delusion, mistake
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| definition 5: |
the result of a mistaken act or judgment.
Several errors were found in the manuscript.- synonyms:
- mistake, slip-up
- similar words:
- blunder, defect, fault, flaw, foul-up, imperfection, inaccuracy, omission, oversight, screwup
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| related words: |
blooper, bug, fall, fallacy, hole, lapse, miss, transgression |
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