fout — meaning in English

English meaning

• error noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
• failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
• false adjective Not true; incorrect or contrary to fact.
• fault noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
• flaw noun A defect or imperfection, often one that is hidden or not obvious at first.
• inaccuracy noun The state of not being accurate; a lack of correctness.
• lapse noun A brief slip or failure, especially a temporary lowering of standards or attention.
• mistake noun An action, decision, or belief that is wrong or incorrect.
• wrong adj Incorrect or not true.

Senses

fout is used for these senses in English:

• error (countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
• error (statistics, countable) The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.
• failure State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
• false Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
• fault A mistake or error.
• flaw A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
• inaccuracy (countable) A statement, passage etc. that is inaccurate or false.
• lapse A temporary failure; a slip.

error — full definition

1. noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
2. noun A malfunction or fault reported by a machine or computer program.
3. noun The difference between a measured or calculated value and the true or correct value.

failure — full definition

1. noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
2. noun Not doing something that should have been done.
3. noun The point at which an organ or system stops working properly.
4. noun Someone or something considered unsuccessful.

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