inaccuracy

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The property of being inaccurate; lack of accuracy.
2. (countable) A statement, passage etc. that is inaccurate or false.
3. (uncountable) Incorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision.
4. (countable, uncountable) A move that is considered suboptimal, but not as bad as a mistake or blunder.

Synonyms

inexactitude

error

incorrectness

imprecision

mistake

inexactness

erroneousness

uncertainty

faithlessness

fallaciousness

fault

faulty

fuzziness

impreciseness

infidelity

laxity

prevarication

unfaithfulness

untruth

vagueness

wrongness

aberration

out-of-true

ambiguity

badness

blunder

bugginess

carelessness

defectiveness

doubtfulness

Translations

Ungenauigkeit

inexactitude

inesattezza

inexactitud

ανακρίβεια

onnauwkeurigheid

imprecisione

inexatidão

imprecisión

Unrichtigkeit

impropriété

improprietà

inexactitud

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈakjʊɹəsi/

Etymology

Morphologically in- + accuracy.