Error - English meaning

noun

A stupid or careless mistake.

Usage examples:

She stopped, finally aware of the terrible blunder she had made

verb

Make a stupid or careless mistake; act or speak clumsily.

Usage examples:

He knew he'd blundered

noun

A big mistake, especially one resulting from a lack of care or thought

Usage examples:

His failure to respond immediately to the accusations was a major political blunder., he feared he …

noun

An erection of the penis.

noun

An erection (= an occasion when a man's penis is hard)

noun

A mistake that causes embarrassment to the person who makes it

noun

A mistake, or a small cut or injury

Usage examples:

I did a boo-boo! i spilled coffee!

noun

An idiosyncratic belief or impression maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder.

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The delusion of being watched

noun

Something a person believes and wants to be true, when it is actually not true

Usage examples:

[ c ] we have no delusions that these kids are going to play pro basketball, but they are having fun.

noun

Belief in something that is not true

Usage examples:

[ + that ] he's under the delusion that he will be promoted this year.

noun

An error in printing or writing.

Usage examples:

The publisher has inserted an erratum slip noting three errors in dates and explaining that a contr…

noun

A mistake in a printed or written document

noun

A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments.

Usage examples:

The notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy

noun

A false belief

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] it is a common fallacy that only men are good at math., a fallacious argument

noun

An idea that a lot of people think is true but is in fact false

Usage examples:

[ + that ] it is a common fallacy that women are worse drivers than men.

noun

An unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character.

Usage examples:

My worst fault is impatience

verb

Criticize for inadequacy or mistakes.

Usage examples:

Her superiors could not fault her dedication to the job

noun

A quality in a person that shows that the person is not perfect, or a condition of something that shows that it is not working perfectly

Usage examples:

He loves me in spite of my faults., some people find fault in everything they see., i screwed up, s…

noun

A mark, blemish, or other imperfection which mars a substance or object.

Usage examples:

A flaw in the glass

verb

Mar, weaken, or invalidate (something).

Usage examples:

The computer game was flawed by poor programming

noun

A squall of wind; a short storm.

Usage examples:

The ship had turned, caught in a windy flaw

noun

A very stupid or glaring mistake, especially an amusing one.

Usage examples:

The occasional schoolboy howler would amuse the examiners

noun

A stupid and obvious mistake, especially in something that someone says or writes

Usage examples:

I called her by the name of his first wife, which was a bit of a howler., so far in the election, n…

noun

A jug or large bottle that can be filled with beer, especially at a brewery (= a place where beer is made). a howler usually contains 32 fluid ounces

Usage examples:

Howlers are perfect if you're looking to bring home multiple draft beers but don't want a full grow…

noun

The quality or state of not being accurate.

Usage examples:

A weapon of notorious inaccuracy

noun

A situation in which a fact or measurement is not completely correct or exact

Usage examples:

The film is full of historical inaccuracies., the inaccuracy of the missiles greatly diminishes the…

adjective

Taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration.

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Dreadful in its literal sense, full of dread

noun

A misprint of a letter.

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Extensive mistakes may hardly count (as when the entire first edition was misprinted in italics), b…

adjective

Having exactly the same meaning as the basic or original meaning of a word or expression

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A literal interpretation of the constitution

noun

An act of miscalculating; an error or misjudgement.

Usage examples:

Miscalculations were made in counting properties

noun

The act of calculating an amount wrongly

Usage examples:

The claim that the group's net asset value was $22 a share was a miscalculation., miscalculation of…

noun

A view or opinion that is incorrect because based on faulty thinking or understanding.

Usage examples:

Public misconceptions about antibiotic use

noun

An idea that is wrong because it is based on a failure to understand a situation

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] it’s a common misconception that americans think only about money.

noun

The action of interpreting something wrongly.

Usage examples:

This quote is open to misinterpretation

noun

The act of forming a wrong understanding of something that is said or done, or an example of a wrong understanding

Usage examples:

The statement is unclear and open to misinterpretation (= could easily be misinterpreted)., this is…

noun

An error in printed text.

Usage examples:

Galway might be a misprint for galloway

verb

Print (something) incorrectly.

Usage examples:

We misprinted the cricketline number for middlesex

noun

A mistake in a printed text

Usage examples:

There was a misprint in the ad – it should have read $10,000, not $1000.

verb

Read (a piece of text) wrongly.

Usage examples:

Perhaps she'd misread the note and got the time wrong

noun

The act of making a mistake in the way that you read something, or an example of this

Usage examples:

Faulty wiring can cause electrical problems and computer misreadings., the scientists will now go o…

noun

Incorrect reckoning or calculating of accounts; (more generally) miscalculation; an instance of this.

noun

An act or judgement that is misguided or wrong.

Usage examples:

Coming here was a mistake

verb

Be wrong about.

Usage examples:

Because i was inexperienced i mistook the nature of our relationship

noun

An action or decision that is wrong or produces a result that is not correct or not intended

Usage examples:

We all make mistakes., [ + to infinitive ] it was a mistake to come to this restaurant without a re…

noun

An unintentional failure to notice or do something.

Usage examples:

He had simply missed parsons out by an oversight

noun

A mistake caused by a failure to notice or do something

Usage examples:

Because of a bank oversight, the money had not been credited to my account., the fbi provided techn…

noun

Systems or actions to control an activity and make sure that it is done correctly and legally

Usage examples:

In commodity trading, key goods such as oil or uranium are traded with almost no oversight., govern…

phrasal verb

Make a careless error.

Usage examples:

They often slipped up when it came to spelling

phrasal verb

To make a small mistake, often as a result of not thinking carefully

Usage examples:

It's easy for a journalist to slip up and use somebody else's idea without crediting him or her., t…

phrasal verb

To make a mistake

Usage examples:

We can't afford to slip up when we're risking so much money., there is a solution for taxpayers who…