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Noun

A mistake

The breach of a moral or legal code, rule, or standard

An erroneous belief, idea, or conception

A problem affecting function

A delusion, a false hope

An unsuccessful outcome of something planned

A misspelt word

Foul ball

Miscarriage of justice

Different from that expected

A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true

A controversial or unorthodox opinion or belief held by a member of a group

An inconsistency between facts or sentiments

(rare, nonstandard) To commit a mistake or error

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Noun

A mistake

offence^UK

offense^US

misdemeanor^US

typographical mistake

inappropriate behaviour

social indiscretion

putting foot in mouth

misreading of the situation

misbehavior^US

yielding to temptation

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“Investing in that harebrained scheme would prove to be a very costly error.”

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The breach of a moral or legal code, rule, or standard

offence^UK

offense^US

misdemeanor^US

misbehavior^US

infraction of the law

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

offences^UK

offenses^US

left-handed compliment

backhanded compliment

villainousness

villianousness

outrageous behavior

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“Confess to your error. Only then can you begin to make amends.”

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An erroneous belief, idea, or conception

wrong end of the stick

pretence^UK

pretense^US

terminological inexactitude

economy with the truth

figment of the imagination

disregard for the facts

departure from the truth

tall story

barefaced lie

made-up story

deviation from the truth

alternative fact

committing perjury

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“This error would continue to be propagated, perhaps knowingly, by the top news networks.”

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A problem affecting function

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A delusion, a false hope

chimaera^UK

chimera^US

figment of imagination

figment of the imagination

spectre^UK

specter^US

trick of the eyesight

product of someone's imagination

flight of imagination

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Noun

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An unsuccessful outcome of something planned

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Noun

A misspelt word

Noun

Foul ball

Noun

Miscarriage of justice

miscarriage of justice

Noun

Different from that expected

departure from the norm

difference of opinion

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Noun

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A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true

contradiction in terms

irreconcilable difference

difference of opinion

wide area of difference

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A controversial or unorthodox opinion or belief held by a member of a group

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An inconsistency between facts or sentiments

specialty^US

speciality^UK

wide area of difference

difference of opinion

contradiction in terms

departure from the norm

alternate train of thought

going off at a tangent

straying from the point

straying from the topic

incidental remark

deviation from the subject

getting sidetracked

losing one's thread

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Verb

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(rare, nonstandard) To commit a mistake or error

“He wasn't the first, nor would he be the last, to error on social media.”

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