#mistake__error__fault a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
supertype: #nonaccomplishment__nonachievement an act that does not achieve its intended goal
subtype: #blot__smear__smirch__spot__stain an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
subtype: #mix-up__mixup a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"
subtype: #incursion.mistake the mistake of incurring liability or blame
subtype: #miscalculation__misreckoning__misestimation a mistake in calculating
subtype: #boomerang__backfire a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
subtype: #distortion the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
subtype: #slip-up__slip__miscue__parapraxis a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
subtype: #Freudian_slip a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals
subtype: #oversight__lapse a mistake resulting from inattention
subtype: #omission__skip a mistake resulting from neglect
subtype: #failure.omission an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"
subtype: #dashing_hopes__dashinghope__disappointment an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
subtype: #breach a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
subtype: #breach_of_contract a breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is required in a contract
subtype: #anticipatory_breach__constructive_breach a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance
subtype: #breach_of_the_covenant_of_warranty a failure of the seller's guarantee of good title
subtype: #breach_of_promise failure to keep a promise (of marriage)
subtype: #breach_of_trust violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him
subtype: #breach_of_warranty a breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warranty
subtype: #material_breach a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract
subtype: #partial_breach__partialbreach a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages
subtype: #breach_of_duty a breach of due care
subtype: #copout a failure to face some difficulty squarely
subtype: #blunder__blooper__bloomer__bungle__foul-up__fuckup__flub__botch__boner__boo-boo__booboo an embarrassing mistake
subtype: #snafu an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: Situation Normal All Fucked Up
subtype: #spectacle a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase "make a spectacle of" yourself
subtype: #bull a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment"
subtype: #fumble__muff dropping the ball (in baseball or football)
subtype: #fluff a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
subtype: #faux_pas__gaffe__solecism__slip__gaucherie a socially awkward or tactless act
subtype: #howler a glaring blunder
subtype: #clanger (British) a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; "he dropped a clanger"
subtype: #misstep__trip__stumble an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
subtype: #ballup__balls-up__ballsup__cockup__mess-up (British) something badly botched or muddled
subtype: #betise__stupidity__folly__foolishness__foolishnes a stupid mistake
subtype: #revoke__renege the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
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