Antonyms for erred
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ur, er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɜr, ɛr |
Definition of erred
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French errer "go astray, lose one's way; make a mistake; transgress," from Latin errare "wander, go astray, be in error," from PIE root *ers- "be in motion, wander around" (cf. Sanskrit arsati "flows;" Old English ierre "angry, straying;" Old Frisian ire "angry;" Old High German irri "angry," irron "astray;" Gothic airziþa "error, deception;" the Germanic words reflecting the notion of anger as a "straying" from normal composure). Related: Erred; erring.
- verb make a mistake; do wrong
- If I have erred, 'tis to worldly wisdom only that I have erred.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Would you not rather say to a brother, "I have erred; forgive me!"
- Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- He knew that Hamish had not erred from any base self-gratification, but from love.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- I have erred in trying to conceal my history in the manner I have.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 » by Various
- And, if I haply had erred, to undo the wrong, and release you.
- Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells
- I will show them wherein they have erred, and that transgression stands in the way to life.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- They truly belonged to each other, though they had not erred.
- Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
- If he had erred, let him at least atone for his error with his blood!
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- Yes,” he thought, as he passed slowly downstairs to his carriage, “I have erred.
- Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
- I had believed you one who erred through excess of holiness.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
Synonyms for erred
- be in error
- be inaccurate
- be incorrect
- be mistaken
- blow
- blunder
- bollix
- boo-boo
- deviate
- drop the ball
- fall
- flub
- foul up
- go astray
- go wrong
- goof
- lapse
- louse up
- make a mess of
- mess up
- misapprehend
- misbehave
- miscalculate
- misjudge
- muff
- offend
- screw up
- sin
- slip up
- snafu
- snarl up
- stray
- stumble
- transgress
- trespass
- wander
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