Antonyms for errors
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : er-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛr ər |
Definition of errors
Origin :- also, through 18c., errour, c.1300, from Old French error "mistake, flaw, defect, heresy," from Latin errorem (nominative error) "a wandering, straying, mistake," from errare "to wander" (see err).
- Words for "error" in most Indo-European languages originally meant "wander, go astray" (but cf. Irish dearmad "error," from dermat "a forgetting").
- noun mistake; wrong
- My errors, however, have at least made me cautious and doubtful of my own conclusions.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- He is not a man to teach a son to see his mother's errors—if she had any.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- There is a remedy, and but one effectual remedy, for the errors of the heart.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
- The poor man looks as if he repented sincerely of his errors.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Whatever have been his errors, he never stooped to dissimulation.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Let every man therefore strive to better these my errors according to his powers.
- Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
- All my errors, all my expenses, have been with and upon women.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- God preserveth the sanctified, yea, even in the midst of errors.
- Extract from : « Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther » by Martin Luther
- They asked him to issue a solemn condemnation of Origen's errors.
- Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
- Transcriber's note: Obvious printer's errors have been corrected.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
Synonyms for errors
- absurdity
- bad job
- blunder
- boner
- boo-boo
- delinquency
- delusion
- deviation
- erratum
- failure
- fall
- fallacy
- falsehood
- falsity
- fault
- faux pas
- flaw
- glitch
- goof
- howler
- inaccuracy
- lapse
- misapprehension
- misbelief
- miscalculation
- misconception
- miscue
- misdeed
- misjudgment
- mismanagement
- miss
- misstep
- misunderstanding
- offense
- omission
- oversight
- screamer
- screw-up
- sin
- slight
- slip
- slipup
- solecism
- stumble
- transgression
- trespass
- untruth
- wrongdoing
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