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

An erroneous belief, idea, or conception

A delusion, a false hope

An unsuccessful outcome of something planned

A misspelt word

Miscarriage of justice

Different from that expected

An inconsistency between facts or sentiments

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

(rare, nonstandard) To commit a mistake or error

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Noun

A mistake

misapprehension

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

slip of the tongue

slip of the pen

underestimation

typographical error

error of judgment

keyboarding error

misconstruction

incomprehension

breach of etiquette

false impression

misdemeanour^UK

typesetting error

printing mistake

typesetting mistake

keyboarding mistake

typographical mistake

something wrong

dumb thing to do

stroke of bad luck

fly in the ointment

poor decision-making

inappropriate behaviour

social indiscretion

piece of indecorum

mispronunciation

colossal blunder

lapse of etiquette

putting foot in mouth

failure to notice

blunder in etiquette

error of judgement

misreading of the situation

false interpretation

mistaken belief

disorganization^US

misconfiguration

disorganisation^UK

mischievousness

poor configuration

computer glitch

computer malfunction

grammatical mistake

misbehaviour^UK

chink in your armour

thoughtlessness

simple-mindedness

foot in the mouth

wrong configuration

yielding to temptation

misappreciation

inappropriateness

failure to appear

dropping the ball

fall from grace

cancellation^UK

unfortunate incident

reverse of fortune

spanner in the works

piece of bad luck

reversal of fortune

kick in the teeth

stumbling block

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

Noun

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

misdemeanour^UK

misbehaviour^UK

fall from grace

act of wickedness

failure to observe

unlawful activity

breach of the rules

non-compliance with

insubordination

violation of the law

infraction of the law

breach of the law

monkey business

blameworthiness

mischievousness

breaking of the law

act of brutality

act of savagery

unscrupulousness

clandestineness

antisocial behavior

unrighteousness

kick in the teeth

slap in the face

act of violence

mischief-making

act of dereliction

act of misconduct

breach of conduct

moral transgression

reprehensibility

criminal offense

act of barbarity

inequitableness

unreasonableness

misappropriation

travesty of justice

rough treatment

indecent assault

taking advantage

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

misinterpretation

misapprehension

misunderstanding

mistaken belief

misconstruction

false impression

erroneous belief

old wivesʼ tale

wrong end of the stick

mistaken impression

faulty reasoning

unsound argument

unconvincingness

questionability

unjustifiability

inconceivability

unsatisfactoriness

inconceivableness

insubstantiality

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

Noun

A delusion, a false hope

misapprehension

will-o'-the-wisp

false impression

optical illusion

fool's paradise

virtual reality

figment of imagination

mistaken belief

mistaken impression

figment of the imagination

misunderstanding

misinterpretation

misconstruction

castles in the air

castles in Spain

trumped-up story

cock and bull story

alternative fact

fictitious story

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Noun

An unsuccessful outcome of something planned

unsuccessfulness

spontaneous abortion

lack of success

falling through

coming to nothing

disorganization^US

disorganisation^UK

falling to pieces

fall from grace

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Noun

A misspelt word

orthographical error

spelling mistake

Noun

Foul ball

Noun

Miscarriage of justice

miscarriage of justice

wrongful conviction

Noun

Different from that expected

indirect course

circuitous route

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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

diversification

preternaturalness

distinguishment

disproportionateness

inappropriateness

amount of difference

inharmoniousness

parting of the ways

difference of opinion

wide area of difference

unconventionality

lack of relation

lack of proportion

preferentiality

incommensurateness

unfair treatment

lack of balance

contradiction in terms

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Noun

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

self-contradiction

contradiction in terms

reverse psychology

incongruousness

incompatibility

irreconcilability

lack of congruence

lack of harmony

paradoxical nature

inappropriateness

inharmoniousness

lack of similarity

disproportionateness

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Noun

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

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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