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error
('/E/r/@/r )

noun (n)

  • a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention(noun.act)
    Example:
    She was quick to point out my errors.
    Synonym:
    fault, mistake
    source: wordnet30
  • inadvertent incorrectness(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    erroneousness
    source: wordnet30
  • a misconception resulting from incorrect information(noun.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    misplay
    source: wordnet30
  • departure from what is ethically acceptable(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    wrongdoing
    source: wordnet30
  • (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer(noun.event)
    source: wordnet30
  • part of a statement that is not correct(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The book was full of errors.
    Synonym:
    mistake
    source: wordnet30
  • A wandering; a roving or irregular course.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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