HyperDic: error

English > 7 senses of the word error:
NOUNacterror, mistake, faulta wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
attributeerror, erroneousnessinadvertent incorrectness
cognitionerror, erroneous beliefa misconception resulting from incorrect information
acterror, misplay(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
attributeerror, wrongdoingdeparture from what is ethically acceptable
eventerror, computer error(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
communicationerror, mistakepart of a statement that is not correct
error > pronunciation
Soundseh'rer
Rhymesadmirer ... wearer: 25 rhymes with rer...
English > error: 7 senses > noun 1, act
MeaningA wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention.
Example "she was quick to point out my errors"
Synonymsmistake, fault
Narrowerballup, balls-up, cockup, mess-upSomething badly botched or muddled
blot, smear, smirch, spot, stainAn act that brings discredit to the person who does it
blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-booAn embarrassing mistake
confusion, mix-upA mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
distortionThe mistake of misrepresenting the facts
incursionThe mistake of incurring liability or blame
miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimationA mistake in calculating / calculating
offside(sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.)
omission, skipA mistake resulting from neglect
oversight, lapseA mistake resulting from inattention
revoke, renegeThe mistake of not following suit when able to do so
slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxisA minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech / speech / speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecilityA stupid mistake
Broadernonaccomplishment, nonachievementAn act that does not achieve its intended goal
Spanishequivocación, error, fallo, falta, yerro
Catalanequivocació, error, falla, falta
Verbserrto make a mistake or be incorrect
English > error: 7 senses > noun 2, attribute
Meaninginadvertent incorrectness.
Synonymerroneousness
NarrowerdeviationThe error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
Broaderincorrectness, wrongnessThe quality of not conforming to fact or truth
Spanishequivocación, error, falacia
Catalanerror
Verbserrto make a mistake or be incorrect
English > error: 7 senses > noun 3, cognition
MeaningA misconception resulting from incorrect information.
Synonymerroneous belief
BroadermisconceptionAn incorrect conception
Spanishcreencia errónea, error
Catalanerror
English > error: 7 senses > noun 4, act
Meaning(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed.
Synonymmisplay
Categorybaseball, baseball game, ballA ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players
BroaderfailureAn act that fails
Spanisherror
Catalanerror
English > error: 7 senses > noun 5, attribute
Meaningdeparture from what is ethically acceptable.
Synonymwrongdoing
Broaderevil, evilnessThe quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
Catalanerror
English > error: 7 senses > noun 6, event
Meaning(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer.
Synonymcomputer error
Categorycomputer science, computingThe branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
Narroweralgorithm errorerror resulting from the choice of the wrong algorithm or method for achieving the intended result
hardware errorerror resulting from a malfunction of some physical component of the computer
software error, programming errorerror resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result
Broaderhappening, occurrence, occurrent, natural eventAn event that happens
Spanisherror informático
Catalanerror informàtic
English > error: 7 senses > noun 7, communication
MeaningPart of a statement that is not correct.
Example"the book was full of errors"
Synonymmistake
NarrowercorrigendumA printer's / printer's / printer's error
misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error, literalA mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
BroadermisstatementA statement that contains a mistake
Spanishdesacierto, equivocación, equívoco, error, yerro
Catalandesencert, equivocació, equívoc, errada, error

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