Err and Mess

Err

Err verb - To make a mistake.
Usage example: we badly erred when we calculated the driving distance

Mess and err are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mess" instead a verb "Err".

Nearby Words: error, erring

Mess

Mess verb - To interest oneself in what is not one's concern.

Err and mess are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Err" instead a verb "Mess".

Nearby Words: messy, messed, messing

Both words in one sentence

  • Bait-and-Switch Comment Jaime Lannister is hauled up before Lord Roose Trollton...err Bolton who decides to mess with his head after Jaime asks for news of his family.
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