Search "error" in:
 |
error
Text:
1
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy<a report on the earthquake contained several unfortunate errors>Synonymsblunder, fault, flub, fumble, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, slip, slipup, stumbleRelated Wordsboner, howler; foul-up, muff; misapprehension, miscalculation, misconception, misjudgment, misstatement, misunderstandingNear Antonymsaccuracy, correctness, precision
2
a breaking of a moral or legal code<we have all committed errors in our lives and strayed from the path of righteousness>— see offense 1
3
a false idea or belief<the church published a list of moral errors that it considers to be at odds with its teachings>— see fallacy 1
Learn more about
"error" and related topics at
Britannica.com
|
