vergissing — meaning in English

English meaning

• error noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
• lapse noun A brief slip or failure, especially a temporary lowering of standards or attention.
• mishap noun A minor accident or piece of bad luck, usually not serious.
• mistake noun An action, decision, or belief that is wrong or incorrect.

Senses

vergissing is used for these senses in English:

• error (countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
• lapse A temporary failure; a slip.
• mishap An accident, mistake, or problem.
• mistake An error.

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.

lapse — full definition

1. noun A brief slip or failure, especially a temporary lowering of standards or attention.
2. noun The ending of a right, agreement, or membership because it was left unused or not renewed.
3. verb To slip gradually into a worse state, bad habit, or silence.
4. verb To become invalid because a deadline passed or it was not renewed.

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