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What is another word for erring?

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Adjective

Erring or straying from the accepted course or standards

Deserving censure or condemnation

Being naturally susceptible to weaknesses or error

Mistaken, faulty, or in error

Not based on sound reasoning or judgment

Inappropriate, or contrary to the accepted or expected standard or practice

Noun

An act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct

Verb

Present participle for to commit a mistake or error

Present participle for to fail to adhere to the proper or accepted standards

Present participle for to make an error in judgment or assessment

Present participle for to linger behind or wander from a main line or part

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Adjective

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Erring or straying from the accepted course or standards

Adjective

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Deserving censure or condemnation

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

sceptical^UK

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

skeptical^US

without justification

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Adjective

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Being naturally susceptible to weaknesses or error

Adjective

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Mistaken, faulty, or in error

not thinking straight

phoney^UK

phony^US

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Adjective

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Not based on sound reasoning or judgment

sticking one's neck out

not careful

leading with one's chin

leaving self wide open

jumping to conclusions

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Adjective

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Inappropriate, or contrary to the accepted or expected standard or practice

like a fish out of water

unfavorable^US

grey^UK

gray^US

contrary to the rules

out of character with

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Noun

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An act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct

transgression

offence^UK

offense^US

misdemeanor^US

misbehavior^US

infraction of the law

outrageous wrongdoing

shocking incident of events

shocking incident

skeleton in closet

dishonourable behaviour

skeleton in the cupboard

skeleton in the closet

discreditable behaviour

shocking series of events

yielding to temptation

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

short end of the pineapple

roguishness

bum deal

rum deal

short end of the stick

offences^UK

offenses^US

left-handed compliment

backhanded compliment

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Verb

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Present participle for to commit a mistake or error

barking up the wrong tree

blotting your copybook

getting the wrong end of the stick

making a mess of

putting your foot in it

making a pig's ear of

doing something badly

putting your foot in your mouth

making a dog's dinner of

getting the wrong idea

putting a spanner in the works

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“The contractors seriously erred in their original estimates.”

Verb

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Present participle for to fail to adhere to the proper or accepted standards

misconducting oneself

giving someone trouble

going astray

getting up to no good

playing up

blotting your copybook

straying from the straight and narrow

breaking the law

committing a crime

backsliding

committing an offence

yielding to temptation

going off the rails

getting lost

going down the primrose path

committing an offense

committing a transgression

falling into a life of crime

getting into bad ways

going to the dogs

breaking bad

breaking law

offending against God

succumbing to temptation

committing crime

sowing wild oats

acting improperly

taking the primrose path

wallowing in the mire

breaking commandment

living in sin

behaving inappropriately

mucking about

forgetting oneself

getting up to mischief

getting into mischief

bending the law

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“The traffic police have been given instructions to crack down on erring motorists.”

Verb

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Present participle for to make an error in judgment or assessment

getting the wrong idea

estimating wrongly

getting the wrong impression

getting the wrong idea about

dropping the ball

judging incorrectly

missing by a mile

barking up wrong tree

coming to hasty conclusion

jumping to the wrong conclusion about

getting the wrong end of the stick about

miscounting

taking something amiss

getting signals crossed

putting a wrong interpretation on

getting the wrong end of the stick

receiving a false impression

misapplying

getting hold of the wrong end of the stick

misrepresenting

calculating wrongly

missing the point

getting your lines crossed about

losing count

getting the wrong impression about

misidentifying

muddling up

having wrong impression

boobing

making an error

making a mistake about

failing to understand

getting wrong impression

getting signals mixed

setting too low

mistranslating

taking something the wrong way

getting a false impression of

making a wrong interpretation of

taking out of context

garbling

mishearing

getting your wires crossed

getting your lines crossed

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Verb

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Present participle for to linger behind or wander from a main line or part

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