λάθος — meaning in English

English meaning

• blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
• error noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
• mistake noun An action, decision, or belief that is wrong or incorrect.
• wrong adj Incorrect or not true.

Senses

λάθος is used for these senses in English:

• blunder A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
• error (countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
• mistake An error.
• wrong Incorrect or untrue.
• wrong Immoral, not good, bad.
• wrong Improper; unfit; unsuitable.
• wrong (informal) In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.

blunder — full definition

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

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.

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