error

Noun

• part of a statement that is not correct
  • the book was full of errors
    

• (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer

• departure from what is ethically acceptable

• (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

• a misconception resulting from incorrect information

• inadvertent incorrectness

• a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
  • he made a bad mistake
    
  • she was quick to point out my errors
    
  • I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  mistake , computer error , wrongdoing , misplay , erroneous belief , erroneousness , fault