Definition of ERROR

error

Meanings

Plural: errors

Noun

  • a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
    • "she was quick to point out my errors"
  • inadvertent incorrectness
  • a misconception resulting from incorrect information
  • (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
  • departure from what is ethically acceptable
  • (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
  • part of a statement that is not correct
    • "the book was full of errors"
  • The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.
  • A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
  • Sin; transgression.
  • A failure to complete a task, usually involving a premature termination.
  • The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.
  • A play which is scored as having been made incorrectly.
  • One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.
  • Any alteration in the DNA chemical structure occurring during DNA replication, recombination or repairing.
  • An unintentional deviation from the inherent rules of a language variety made by a second language learner.

Verb

  • To function improperly due to an error, especially accompanied by error message.
  • To show or contain an error or fault.
  • To err.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English errour, from Anglo-Norman errour, borrowed from Old French error, from Latin error (“wandering about”), infinitive of errō (“to wander, to err”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌴𐌹 (airzei, “error”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (airzjan, “to lead astray”). More at err. By surface analysis, err + -or (suffix forming nouns of quality, state, or condition).

Synonyms

aberration, barbarism, bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, break, clanger, cock-up, computer error, defect, err, erroneity, erroneous belief, erroneousness, error, fault, faux pas, floater, flub, fluff, fuckup, fumble, gaffe, goof, howler, inaccuracy, lapse, lapsus, mess-up, misplay, misstep, mistake, oopsy, screwup, slip, slip-up, slipup, solecism, stumble, thinko, wrength, wrongdoing

Scrabble Score: 5

error is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
error is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
error is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

error is a valid Words With Friends word