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Sense: Noun: mistake

Synonyms:

mistake , blunder , slip , slip-up, fault , inaccuracy, goof, misstep, misjudgment, misjudgement (UK), miscalculation, oversight , lapse , botch, howler (UK, informal), boo-boo (informal), flub (informal), bungle (informal), bobble (informal), screw-up (vulgar, slang), fuck-up (vulgar, offensive, slang), accident

Sense: Noun: typographic error

Synonyms:

typo, misprint, spelling mistake, typographic error, typographical error

Sense: Noun: general misconception

Synonyms:

misconception , delusion , misunderstanding , misapprehension, miscomprehension, misbelief, falsehood, falsity, fallacy

Sense: Noun: moral offense

Synonyms:

transgression, wrongdoing, sin , misdeed, trespass, offense, offence (UK), misdoing, misdemeanor, misdemeanour (UK)

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'error' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

a miss is as good as a mile - blind spot - blunder - boner - booboo - bug - defect - delusion - disaster - discrepancy - erratum - fallacy - fault - flaw - illusion - inaccuracy - incorrectness - lapse - misadventure - misapprehension - miscarriage - misconstruction - miscount - misdoing - misinterpretation - misjudgment - misprint - mispronunciation - misstatement - misstep - mistake - mistrial - misusage - myth - oversight - peccadillo - screw-up - sin - slip - slip-up - solecism - trip - wrong

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