error

Meaning

1. The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.
2. A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
3. Sin; transgression.
4. A failure to complete a task, usually involving a premature termination.
5. The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.
6. A play which is scored as having been made incorrectly.
7. One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.
8. Any alteration in the DNA chemical structure occurring during DNA replication, recombination or repairing.
9. An unintentional deviation from the inherent rules of a language variety made by a second language learner.

mistake

fault

be wrong

be in error

computer error

erroneous belief

wrong way

do wrong

make mistake

make mistakes

to go astray

smoothing plane

evil-doing

wrong belief

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛɹ.ə(ɹ)/

From Middle English errour, from Anglo-Norman errour, borrowed from Old French error, from Latin error (“wandering about”), infinitive of errō (“to wander, to err”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌴𐌹 (airzei, “error”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (airzjan, “to lead astray”). More at err.

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