Synonyms for errors


Grammar : Noun
Spell : er-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛr ər

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Définition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Antonyms for errors

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