noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ egregious ( esp. AmE ), fundamental , glaring , grave , great , grievous , major , serious
▪
The report contained some glaring ~s.
▪ fatal
▪
He made the fatal ~ of borrowing more than he could pay back.
▪ minor , small
▪ careless
▪ embarrassing , unfortunate
▪ past
▪
The ability to learn from past ~s is vital in business.
▪ common
▪ grammar ( esp. AmE ), grammatical , spelling , typing , typographical
▪ factual
▪ experimental , statistical
▪ standard ( statistics )
▪ random , systematic
▪ measurement ( esp. AmE ), sampling
▪
His research interests include measurement ~ in survey research.
▪ rounding ( esp. AmE )
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The difference is due to a rounding ~ in the first calculation.
▪ unforced ( sports )
▪
The American produced five double faults and 35 unforced ~s.
▪ tactical
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The Kenyan athlete made a tactical ~ in starting too fast.
▪ administrative , clerical , medical
▪ human , pilot
▪
The plane crash was caused by human ~, not mechanical failure.
VERB + ERROR
▪ commit , make
▪
He had committed a grave ~ in letting them see the document.
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She made several serious ~s during the race.
▪ cause
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~s caused by illegibly written orders
▪ contain
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The document contained a lot of typing ~s.
▪ introduce
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An editorial ~ was introduced into the copy.
▪ catch ( esp. AmE ), detect , discover , find , identify , spot
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Thank you for catching that silly ~ on my part.
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I found several factual ~s in the report.
▪ point out
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The ~ was pointed out to her by one of her colleagues.
▪ report
▪ realize , recognize
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I only realized my ~ when it was too late.
▪ acknowledge , admit
▪
Have the courage to admit your ~.
▪ avoid
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She has avoided the common ~ of writing too much.
▪ prevent
▪ repeat
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Do not repeat the ~s of your parents and grandparents.
▪ correct , eliminate , fix ( esp. AmE ), rectify
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Glasses can correct most ~s in your vision.
▪ minimize ( esp. AmE ), reduce
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the use of computer systems to reduce hospital ~s
▪ regret ( esp. AmE )
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We regret the clerical ~ made in the letter sent to Mr Finlay.
▪ compound
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The paper accidentally printed the victim's address, then compounded their ~ by printing her name the next day.
ERROR + VERB
▪ arise (from sth) , occur , result (from sth)
▪
~s arising from inadequate information
ERROR + NOUN
▪ detection
▪ correction
▪ message
▪
An ~ message comes up when I try to open the program.
▪ rate
▪
machines with relatively high ~ rates
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ (= by mistake)
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The machine had been switched off in ~.
▪ ~ in
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He checked his letter for ~s in spelling.
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He realized his ~ in not attending the funeral.
PHRASES
▪ a comedy of ~s
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His attempts to arrange a party ended up as a comedy of ~s.
▪ an ~ in judgement/judgment ( esp. AmE ), an ~ of judgement/judgment ( esp. BrE )
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The president had made an amazing ~ of judgement.
▪ an ~ of fact
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The speech contained many ~s of fact.
▪ a margin of ~
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The margin of ~ for a racing driver is tiny.
▪ the ~ of one's ways
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Will they realize the ~ of their ways before it is too late?