erreur

Definitions of erreur
  1. noun
    an understanding of something that is not correct
    synonyms: incompréhension, malentendu
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    type of:
    idée fausse
    an incorrect conception
  2. noun
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
    synonyms: malentendu
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    types:
    pseudo-science
    an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions
    sophisme
    a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
    astrologie
    a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
    type of:
    idée fausse
    an incorrect conception
  3. noun
    a mistake resulting from inattention
    synonyms: manquement au devoir, négligence, oubli, écart
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    type of:
    faute
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
  4. noun
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
    synonyms: faute
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    tache
    an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
    erreur de calcul, mécompte
    a mistake in calculating
    bévue, gaffe
    a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
    manquement au devoir, négligence, oubli, écart
    a mistake resulting from inattention
    bévue, bêtise, cafouillage, gaffe
    an embarrassing mistake
    bêtise, inintelligence, sottise, stupidité
    a stupid mistake
    mauvaise passe
    (sports) dropping the ball
    bévue, faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie
    a socially awkward or tactless act
    faux pas, gaffe, lapsus
    an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
    type of:
    inachèvement, non-accomplissement
    an act that does not achieve its intended goal
  5. noun
    inadvertent incorrectness
    synonyms: fourvoiement
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    inexactitude
    the quality of not conforming to fact or truth
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