Error and Gaffe

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Error

Error noun - An unintentional departure from truth or accuracy.

Usage example: a report on the earthquake contained several unfortunate errors

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Gaffe is a synonym for error in mistake topic. In some cases you can use "Gaffe" instead a noun "Error", when it comes to topics like blunder, embarrassing mistake. popular alternative

Nearby Words: err, erroneous, errorless

Gaffe

Gaffe noun - A socially improper or unsuitable act or remark.

Usage example: committed a huge gaffe when she started drinking from the finger bowl

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Error is a synonym for gaffe in blunder topic. You can use "Error" instead a noun "Gaffe", if it concerns topics such as mistake, embarrassing mistake. popular alternative

Nearby Words: gaff, gaffed, gaffer, gaffing

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exact	exact error	exact gaffe
particular	particular error	particular gaffe
common	common error	common gaffe
genuine	genuine error	genuine gaffe
Other adjectives: simple, massive, serious, huge, bad, infamous, major, slightest, intentional, previous, technical.

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Unrelated to the identically pronounced gaffe, meaning a mistake or error.

Source: Useful Notes / British English
By the end of the episode, the error was discovered and Mel Blanc, posing as an angry Sylvester, pointed out the gaffe.

Source: Cowboy Bebop At His Computer / Live-Action TV

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