[ noun ]
■ a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
e.g.)
・he made a bad mistake
・she was quick to point out my errors
・I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
→
error
,
fault
,
mistake
[ noun ]
■ an embarrassing mistake
→
bloomer
,
blooper
,
blunder
,
boner
,
boo-boo
,
botch
,
bungle
,
flub
,
foul-up
,
fuckup
,
pratfall
[ noun ]
■ an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
e.g.)
・he recited the whole poem without a single trip
・he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later
・confusion caused his unfortunate misstep
→
misstep
,
stumble
,
trip
,
trip-up
[ noun ]
■ inadvertent incorrectness
→
erroneousness
,
error
[ noun ]
■ departure from what is ethically acceptable
→
error
,
wrongdoing
[ noun ]
■ an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
→
inadvertence
,
oversight
[ noun ]
■ an imperfection in an object or machine
e.g.)
・a flaw caused the crystal to shatter
・if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer
→
defect
,
fault
,
flaw
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