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An act or judgment that is misguided or wrong

A mistake in print, writing or literature

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

Miscarriage of justice

An accidental mishap or misfortune

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

A seemingly absurd or contradictory proposition that may prove to be true

An inconsistency between facts or sentiments

(rare, nonstandard) To commit a mistake or error

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Noun

An act or judgment that is misguided or wrong

misapprehension

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

slip of the tongue

slip of the pen

error of judgment

underestimation

misconstruction

breach of etiquette

typographical error

misdemeanour^UK

wrong impression

keyboarding error

incomprehension

dropping the ball

false impression

dumb thing to do

poor decision-making

inappropriate behaviour

social indiscretion

putting foot in mouth

piece of indecorum

printer's error

mispronunciation

typesetting error

printing mistake

typesetting mistake

keyboarding mistake

typographical mistake

foot in the mouth

error of judgement

misreading of the situation

false interpretation

mistaken belief

mischievousness

misbehaviour^UK

disorganization^US

misconfiguration

disorganisation^UK

thoughtlessness

simple-mindedness

poor configuration

grammatical mistake

colossal blunder

lapse of etiquette

blunder in etiquette

foolish mistake

chink in your armour

wrong configuration

yielding to temptation

fall from grace

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

Noun

A mistake in print, writing or literature

“In some situations, the parties will agree to terms and put the contract in writing, only to discover later that there is an error in the writing.”

Noun

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

misdemeanour^UK

misbehaviour^UK

violation of the law

infraction of the law

breach of the law

fall from grace

act of wickedness

act of dereliction

act of misconduct

breach of conduct

unlawful activity

breach of the rules

failure to observe

non-compliance with

insubordination

monkey business

mischievousness

breaking of the law

act of brutality

act of savagery

slap in the face

clandestineness

antisocial behavior

unrighteousness

kick in the teeth

act of violence

unscrupulousness

mischief-making

moral transgression

reprehensibility

inequitableness

unreasonableness

criminal offense

travesty of justice

act of barbarity

taking advantage

domestic violence

rough treatment

indecent assault

left-handed compliment

backhanded compliment

outrageous behavior

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

Noun

An erroneous belief, idea, or conception

misapprehension

misinterpretation

mistaken belief

misunderstanding

misconstruction

false impression

old wivesʼ tale

unfounded belief

irrational belief

wrong end of the stick

erroneous belief

trumped-up story

alternative fact

figment of the imagination

cock and bull story

fictitious story

mistaken impression

faulty reasoning

unsound argument

piece of fiction

terminological inexactitude

little white lie

flight of fancy

departure from the truth

misrepresentation

cock-and-bull story

shaggy-dog story

figment of imagination

prepared speech

remarkable story

one for the birds

disregard for the facts

deviation from the truth

conspiracy theory

economy with the truth

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

Noun

A problem affecting function

something wrong

fly in the ointment

piece of bad luck

stroke of bad luck

reversal of fortune

stumbling block

spanner in the works

kick in the teeth

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Noun

A delusion, a false hope

misapprehension

will-o'-the-wisp

false impression

optical illusion

fool's paradise

virtual reality

figment of imagination

mistaken impression

figment of the imagination

misunderstanding

misinterpretation

misconstruction

mistaken belief

castles in the air

castles in Spain

trick of the light

castle in the air

conjuring trick

trick of eyesight

trick of the eyesight

smoke and mirrors

imaginary vision

product of someone's imagination

power of invention

flight of fancy

fanciful notion

wishful thinking

flight of imagination

cloud cuckoo land

castle in Spain

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Noun

An unsuccessful outcome of something planned

unsuccessfulness

lack of success

falling through

coming to nothing

disorganization^US

disorganisation^UK

fall from grace

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Noun

Foul ball

Noun

Miscarriage of justice

miscarriage of justice

wrongful conviction

Noun

An accidental mishap or misfortune

unfortunate incident

reverse of fortune

stroke of bad luck

reversal of fortune

critical situation

sticky situation

worst-case scenario

tricky situation

tight situation

unfortunate situation

sorry condition

no-win situation

awkward situation

problematic situation

difficult situation

botched situation

devastating blow

worst that could happen

worst possible outcome

worst comes to worst

lack of success

serious problem

stroke of ill luck

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Noun

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

unorthodox opinion

idol worshipping

lack of conviction

absence of moral values

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Noun

A seemingly absurd or contradictory proposition that may prove to be true

self-contradiction

contradiction in terms

reverse psychology

incongruousness

incompatibility

irreconcilability

lack of congruence

lack of harmony

contradistinction

paradoxical nature

inappropriateness

lack of similarity

disproportionateness

inharmoniousness

contradictoriness

polarisation^UK

polarization^US

irreconcilable difference

lack of consistency

difference of opinion

distinctiveness

differentiation

incomparability

wide area of difference

lack of concord

lack of agreement

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Noun

An inconsistency between facts or sentiments

contradictoriness

distinctiveness

incompatibility

irreconcilability

lack of congruence

lack of similarity

incongruousness

contradistinction

differentiation

incomparability

lack of harmony

inharmoniousness

unconventionality

diversification

difference of opinion

preternaturalness

distinguishment

inappropriateness

disproportionateness

preferentiality

incommensurateness

lack of balance

amount of difference

lack of concord

lack of agreement

parting of the ways

wide area of difference

lack of relation

lack of proportion

contradiction in terms

fractionalization

polarisation^UK

polarization^US

irreconcilable difference

lack of consistency

telling the difference

freak of nature

multifariousness

going off at a tangent

getting sidetracked

straying from the point

losing one's thread

straying from the topic

incidental remark

deviation from the subject

heterogeneousness

miscellaneousness

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Verb

(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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