Fumble and Trip

Fumble

Fumble noun - An unintentional departure from truth or accuracy.

Usage example: played the entire piano piece without a single fumble

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Trip and fumble are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trip" instead the word "Fumble" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Word: fumbling

Trip noun - An unintentional departure from truth or accuracy.

Usage example: even a small trip in the bomb-making calculations could lead to disaster

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Fumble and trip are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fumble" instead the word "Trip" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: tripping, tripper

On the other hand, everything he tries results in a lucky fumble—he will drop his weapon if he swings it, but it will probably trip up his foe.

Source: Literature / Malazan Book of the Fallen
Fumbles' name is a reference to his Cloud Cuckoolander status (he tends to trip over himself a lot during his shenanigans), as well as a "fumble", otherwise known as a critical failure due to an extremely bad roll of the dice.

Source: Webcomic / Goblins

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