Error and Lie

Error

Error noun - A false idea or belief.
Usage example: the church published a list of moral errors that it considers to be at odds with its teachings

Lie and error are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lie" instead a noun "Error".

Nearby Words: err, erroneous, errorless

Lie

Lie noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.

Error and lie are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Error" instead a noun "Lie".

Nearby Word: lied

How words are described

human human error human lie
good good error good lie
particular particular error particular lie
similar similar error similar lie
Other adjectives: initial, true, single, obvious, blatant, simple, small, massive, big, great, huge, bad, deliberate, major, possible, occasional, intentional, bigger.

Both words in one sentence

  • Trial-and-Error Gameplay: How is the player supposed to know what horrors lie behind the dungeon doors?
  • Literature / Labyrinth of Evil Series Continuity Error: The book claims that before discovering the image of Sidious within the mechno-chair, the Jedi believed he was a lie, invented by Dooku to lead Ob-Wan astray on Geonosis in Attack of the Clones, and not mentioned since.
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