Fehler — meaning in English

English meaning

• blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
• bug noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
• defect noun A flaw, fault, or imperfection in something.
• error noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
• failing noun A weakness or flaw in someone's character or ability.
• fault noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
• flaw noun A defect or imperfection, often one that is hidden or not obvious at first.
• glitch noun A small, usually temporary problem or fault, especially in a machine, computer, or software.
• mistake noun An action, decision, or belief that is wrong or incorrect.
• slip verb To lose one's footing or grip and slide accidentally.
• stumble verb To trip or lose one’s balance while walking.
• wrong adj Incorrect or not true.

Senses

Fehler is used for these senses in English:

• blunder A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
• bug (chiefly, _, computing, engineering, _, jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
• defect A fault or malfunction.
• 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.
• failing weakness; defect
• fault (morality) A failing of character; less severe than a vice.
• flaw A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.

blunder — full definition

1. noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
2. verb To make a careless, serious mistake.

bug — full definition

1. noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
2. noun An error or flaw in a computer program or piece of software.
3. noun A minor, usually short-lived illness, or the germ that causes it.
4. noun A hidden device used to secretly record or transmit conversations.
5. verb To annoy or irritate someone.

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