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ERROR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Meaning of error in English error noun [ C or U ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈer.ɚ / uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈer.ə r / Add to word list Add to word list B2 a mistake : serious error There are some serious errors and omissions in the book . spelling error Your paper is full of spelling errors. fatal error scribal error human error Human error has been blamed for the air crash . typographical error The book contains dozens of typographical errors. typing error The letter contains a number of typing errors. medical error make an error He admitted that he'd made an error. correct an error margin for error With something as delicate as brain surgery , there is little margin for error (= you must not make mistakes ) . See also margin of error by accident by accident I deleted the photo by accident. accidentally I accidentally deleted the photo. by mistake I deleted the files by mistake. in error Her name was passed to the police in error. See more results » a mistake mistake It was just a silly mistake - no need to apologize. error He admitted that he'd made an error. blunder The company was struggling after a series of financial blunders. slip It was an understandable slip. mix-up There was a mix-up with the bags at the airport. gaffe I made a real gaffe by calling her "Emma", which is the name of his previous girlfriend. See more results » error of judgment a wrong decision : Not telling the staff before they read the news in the papers was an error of judgment . See more see the error of your ways to understand that you were wrong to behave in a particular way and start to behave differently : I hope you can see the error of your ways - otherwise , there is no future for you in this business . See more Hospital authorities admitted that a tragic error had taken place . The reason for the disaster was engine failure , not human error. The error occurred when someone left out the decimal point . Faults and mistakes (that's) your hard luck idiom aberration Achilles heel adrift be at fault for something/doing something black mark electrical fault errata erratum failing false move make a gaffe malaprop miscue misfunction misperception systematic bias that's/it's your funeral! idiom tragic flaw typo See more results » (Definition of error from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) error | Intermediate English error noun [ C/U ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈer·ər / Add to word list Add to word list a mistake , esp . in a way that can be discovered as wrong , or the making of such mistakes : [ C ] a spelling / mathematical error [ U ] Investigators said the train crash was caused by human error rather than mechanical failure . (Definition of error from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) error | Business English error noun [ C or U ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈerə r / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio Add to word list Add to word list something done or written by accident that is not correct , not accurate , or does not give the right result : make/introduce an error Can I amend my VAT return online if I've made an error? correct / find an error contain/have errors The text has numerous errors, but none are particularly significant . error in sth An error in accounting led to this figure appearing in the ' profit ' column . accounting/administrative/clerical error Due to an administrative error, the payment went to the wrong bank account . a grave / serious error He made an error of judgment when he failed to promote her. If you have received this e-mail in error , please notify us immediately . IT a situation in which something goes wrong in a computer program , or a message that this has happened : give/produce/generate an error The bug generated an error when performing a multi-scale query . a syntax / server / system error See also margin of error unrecoverable error (Definition of error from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of error error The margin of sampling error was 2 percentage points. From Los Angeles Times They had checked, rechecked, and re-rechecked their data, and investigated all the sources of systematic error they could think of, eliminating them all. From Ars Technica The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points. From CNN Some of them, as it was in this case, might be human errors. From CBS News And there will always be human errors, those caused by carelessness, rush, politics, greed, and simple mistakes. From Slate Magazine Everyone reacts a little differently, so there is trial and error involved. From NPR Considering levels were hundreds of feet long, wide, and often high, this left a huge margin for error . From VentureBeat If the noise lasts four seconds, the number of errors triples. From ABC News We're not going to miss anything, there's no room for error . From Los Angeles Times On top of that, the whole episode concerned the matter of just a $1 coding error . From Huffington Post No questions appeared in the boxes, or an error message said they were using the same answers for different questions when they were not. From Reuters Hopefully we can figure out the error of our ways before it is too late. From CNN These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations with error error These are words often used in combination with error . Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. absolute error Alternative point predictors are the conditional median (minimizing the expected value of the absolute error of prediction) or the conditional mode. From the Cambridge English Corpus accounting error It is equivalent to a mere accounting error. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 administrative error As a result of an administrative error the scheme is not, however, separately identified. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. 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Translations of error in Chinese (Traditional) 錯誤, 謬誤, 差錯… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 错误, 谬误, 差错… See more in Spanish error, error [masculine]… See more in Portuguese erro, erro [masculine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian चूक… See more 間違い, 間違（まちが）い… See more yanlış, hata, kusur… See more erreur [feminine], erreur… See more error… See more fout, per vergissing… See more ஒரு தவறு… See more त्रुटि, गलती, अशुद्धि भूल… See more ભૂલ, અચોક્કસતા ભૂલ, બાદબાકી… See more fejl, ved en fejltagelse… See more misstag, fel… See more kesilapan… See more der Fehler, der Irrtum… See more feil [masculine], feil(takelse), mistak… See more غلطی… See more помилка, омана, неправильне уявлення… See more తప్పు… See more ভুল / ত্রুটি… See more chyba, omyl… See more kesalahan, keliru… See more ข้อผิดพลาด… See more lỗi, có sai số… See more błąd, pomyłka, bycie w błędzie… See more 오류, 에러… See more errore, sbaglio… See more Need a translator? 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Translator tool Browse erred erring erroneous erroneously error error code error correction error message error of commission More meanings of error trial and error error code human error absolute error error message random error recall error See all meanings error of judgment phrase see the error of your ways phrase See all idioms and phrases Word of the Day GOAT UK Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /ɡəʊt/ US Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /ɡoʊt/ abbreviation for Greatest Of All Time: used to refer to or describe the person who has performed better than anyone else ever, especially in a sport About this Blog It’s a dirty business: the metaphorical use of ‘dirty’ April 29, 2026 Read More New Words superworker May 04, 2026 More new words has been added to list To top AI Assistant Contents English Intermediate Business Examples Collocations Translations AI Assistant Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out English (US) Change English (UK) English (US) Español Português 中文 (简体) 正體中文 (繁體) Dansk Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Norsk Polski Русский Türkçe Tiếng Việt Svenska Українська 日本語 한국어 ગુજરાતી தமிழ் తెలుగు বাঙ্গালি मराठी हिंदी Follow us Choose a dictionary Recent and Recommended Definitions Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English Grammar and thesaurus Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English Grammar Thesaurus Pronunciation British and American pronunciations with audio English Pronunciation Translation Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. 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