ERROR as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he made a bad mistake
    • she was quick to point out my errors
    • I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
    Hypernyms(s) error is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) error is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • inadvertent incorrectness
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) error is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • departure from what is ethically acceptable
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) error is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • a misconception resulting from incorrect information
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) error is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  6. Meaning
    • part of a statement that is not correct
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the book was full of errors
    Hypernyms(s) error is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) error is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)