error

• "he made a bad mistake"
• "she was quick to point out my errors"
• "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"

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• mistakeidentify incorrectly; to make a mistake or be incorrect ; a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; an understanding of something that is not correct; part of a statement that is not correct
• faultput or pin the blame on ; a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; an imperfection in an object or machine; the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.); responsibility for a bad situation or event; (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)

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• erroneousnessinadvertent incorrectness

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• erroneous beliefa misconception resulting from incorrect information

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• misplay(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed ; play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note ; play wrong or in an unskillful manner

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• wrongdoingdeparture from what is ethically acceptable ; activity that transgresses moral or civil law

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• computer error(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer

• "the book was full of errors"

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• mistakeidentify incorrectly; to make a mistake or be incorrect ; a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; an understanding of something that is not correct; part of a statement that is not correct