pomyłka — meaning in English

English meaning

• error noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
• fault noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
• 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.

Senses

pomyłka is used for these senses in English:

• error (countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
• fault A mistake or error.
• lapse A temporary failure; a slip.
• mistake An error.
• wrong number (by extension) A telephone call received from an unfamiliar caller, due to a mistake in the number dialled.

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.

fault — full definition

1. noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
2. noun A flaw, weakness, or shortcoming in a person, object, or system.
3. noun (geology) A fracture in rock along which the two sides have shifted relative to each other.
4. verb To find something wrong with, or blame, someone or something.

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