Definition of error in English:

error

noun ˈɛrəˈɛrər

1A mistake.
错误；差错
spelling errors
拼写错误。
an error of judgement
判断失误。
Example sentencesExamples
- That happens a lot on the web, and sometimes it can be used to cover awful mistakes or errors of judgment.
- There were errors of judgment, but the more we are made to pay for them, the less likely they are to happen again.
- Thankfully, only one of these five made the common error of mistaking morbidity for profundity.
- A minute mistake, an error of judgement, is all that it takes for a ghastly mishap to occur, resulting in death or worse, a life-long disability.
- When someone makes a mistake, whether it is a spelling error or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it.
- This is not a mistake but an error of historic proportions.
- The workman made a spelling error engraving the box and it was never sent.
- Have you ever worried that people are grousing about the egregious errors of your judgment?
- This is simultaneously a spelling error and a malapropism.
- He's tallying up all the dreadful mistakes and errors of judgement that got us to this place.
- The report called the error a " serious mistake " and also revealed that the intern was sick himself when he was taking care of the patient.
- Yes, of course there's a spelling error in the title!
- Was this a house speciality or a spelling error?
- The message is ready and short, but there are some spelling errors so remember to correct them.
- Any fool can be pedantic and snipe at what they think are minor errors in grammar.
- Judgement errors are bound to exist and bombs falling off target from the air is nothing new.
- Just because he made a mistake, an error of judgement made by a bad husband, it doesn't make him a bad politician.
- I'd have found that funnier if it hadn't been about a spelling error.
- Now, maybe you want to put it down as a mistake or an error or an oversight.
- In a way, Nolan makes a similar error of judgement, mistaking atmospheric darkness for thematic darkness.
Synonyms
mistake, fallacy, misconception, delusion
inaccuracy, miscalculation, misreckoning
blunder, fault, flaw, oversight
misprint, literal, erratum, misinterpretation, misreading
informal slip-up, bloomer, boo-boo, howler, boner, fail
British informal boob
1. 1.1mass noun The state or condition of being wrong in conduct or judgement.
  （行为或判断的）出错
  goods dispatched to your branch in error
  错发到你们分店的商品。
  the crash was caused by human error
  这次坠毁事件是人为的失误造成的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Since the birefringence of the projection lens is well controlled, there is little wavefront error due to polarization.
  It was human error - the command to turn the instrument on was forgotten.
  A female colleague of mine told me that she called to speak to a friend recently and in error dialled the wrong telephone number.
  The third major category of error consists of specimen defects.
  At some point, increasing error causes major information loss because many conformations populate the average noise sphere.
  But I hope that they pause and at least consider that they might be in error, on the wrong side of history.
  We know about human error, mechanical failure and accidents.
  You've got human error, possibilities for mischief.
  But these systems cannot cope with human error.
  Lastly, don't discount the possibility of human error when conducting the audit.
  If the button is clearly labeled, but the employee still pushes the wrong button, that is human error.
  Now, as a consequent of inadvertent human error, conditions are contrary to preferred expectations.
  Ideally, research on this question should be conducted prospectively to reduce measurement error in reporting of such meaningful experiences.
  Estimation error is likely to make branch lengths appear even less clocklike than they actually are.
  The common threads running through most nuclear accidents are unexpected technical conditions and human error.
  So far as the applicants are concerned, the presiding judge committed jurisdictional error.
  An investigation into the crash showed that the accident was caused by pilot error.
  However, something, whether by human error or mechanical fault, went awfully wrong as we saw him plummet to his death from the arena roof.
  If bias remains a major source of error over time, then the forecasting system is not improving.
  However, a major source of error is determination of concentration.
  Synonyms
  wrongly, by mistake, mistakenly, incorrectly, inappropriately, misguidedly
  accidentally, by accident, inadvertently, unintentionally, unwittingly, unknowingly, unconsciously, by chance
2. 1.2technical mass noun A measure of the estimated difference between the observed or calculated value of a quantity and its true value.
  〈技〉误差
  Example sentencesExamples
  The within group variance component estimates measurement error, as percentage of the total variance.
  We compared the Ka and Ks values computed from the three methods with their corresponding expected values and calculated their error percentages.
  Blinded review as a method to measure the true error rate is labor-intensive.
  In the mixed model used to assess significance, the observed error among replicate measures was incorporated for each gene individually.
  There is a statistically significant difference in the estimating error between estimating at WBS level one and level two.
3. 1.3Law A mistake in matter of law appearing in the proceedings of a court of record.
  the decisions of the appeal committee disclosed no error of law
  Example sentencesExamples
  This idea of perception of error of fact reopens the matters in the High Court?
  The suit came to the Supreme Court on a writ of error from the District Court of Illinois brought by the plaintiff.
  Is it asserted that there was jurisdictional error in making the orders of 9 March or some other basis of that?
  The question to what extent error of a non-jurisdictional fact is a separate ground for judicial review is not settled.
  The fact that the error in the order was not adverted to by the learned Lord Justices in the Court of Appeal does not help; it was not a matter of relevance to their decision.

Phrases

see the error of one's ways

Realize or acknowledge one's wrongdoing.
认识到（或承认）自己做错了事
he quickly sees the error of his ways and turns into a figure of saintly humility
Example sentencesExamples
- I have no idea why he aimed a gun at his older brother, but I think that doing so shocked him into seeing the error of his ways…
- They will not come through this smelling of roses, but hopefully they will see the error of their ways and come to think of what real competence is about.
- But one year a little boy helps them see the error of their ways.
- To conclude my digression, let me tell that my pal quickly saw the error of his ways and got a decent job in a newspaper soon after.
- It is a pity that you cannot see the error of your ways.
- There should be someone to supervise them, to talk to them and make them see the error of their ways.
- But the recent pictures added to that, and there is a growing movement of people who are seeing the error of their ways.
- And when they do, does the ‘punishment’ they receive help them see the error of their ways?
- However, to then book Neill for diving was outrageous and we can only hope the Sheffield official sees the error of his ways before the second leg.
- This failure will not be remedied by having EU politicians demand that voters see the error of their ways and ratify a constitution they have only recently rejected.
Synonyms
feel remorse for, regret, be sorry for, rue, reproach oneself for, be ashamed of, feel contrite about, wish that one had not done something

Derivatives

errorless

adjective

Employees who submit errorless reports can expect reimbursement… someday.
Example sentencesExamples
- The problem of errorless practice is an important one to solve.
- He had 25 hits in his first 67 at-bats and was errorless in 15 starts (14 at second base, one at shortstop).
- Why do people prefer the reproduction of other people's errors to my own errorless prose?
- Robb's performance was matched by his team's errorless game in the field.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin error, from errare 'to stray, err'.

Rhymes

Berra, Ferrer, sierra, terror

Definition of error in US English:

error

nounˈɛrərˈerər

1A mistake.
错误；差错
spelling errors
拼写错误。
an error of judgment
判断失误。
Example sentencesExamples
- This is simultaneously a spelling error and a malapropism.
- In a way, Nolan makes a similar error of judgement, mistaking atmospheric darkness for thematic darkness.
- A minute mistake, an error of judgement, is all that it takes for a ghastly mishap to occur, resulting in death or worse, a life-long disability.
- Judgement errors are bound to exist and bombs falling off target from the air is nothing new.
- Now, maybe you want to put it down as a mistake or an error or an oversight.
- Just because he made a mistake, an error of judgement made by a bad husband, it doesn't make him a bad politician.
- Was this a house speciality or a spelling error?
- He's tallying up all the dreadful mistakes and errors of judgement that got us to this place.
- That happens a lot on the web, and sometimes it can be used to cover awful mistakes or errors of judgment.
- There were errors of judgment, but the more we are made to pay for them, the less likely they are to happen again.
- The report called the error a " serious mistake " and also revealed that the intern was sick himself when he was taking care of the patient.
- This is not a mistake but an error of historic proportions.
- The message is ready and short, but there are some spelling errors so remember to correct them.
- Yes, of course there's a spelling error in the title!
- The workman made a spelling error engraving the box and it was never sent.
- When someone makes a mistake, whether it is a spelling error or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it.
- Any fool can be pedantic and snipe at what they think are minor errors in grammar.
- I'd have found that funnier if it hadn't been about a spelling error.
- Have you ever worried that people are grousing about the egregious errors of your judgment?
- Thankfully, only one of these five made the common error of mistaking morbidity for profundity.
Synonyms
mistake, fallacy, misconception, delusion
1. 1.1 The state or condition of being wrong in conduct or judgment.
  （行为或判断的）出错
  the crash was caused by human error
  这次坠毁事件是人为的失误造成的。
  the money had been paid in error
  Example sentencesExamples
  But I hope that they pause and at least consider that they might be in error, on the wrong side of history.
  You've got human error, possibilities for mischief.
  So far as the applicants are concerned, the presiding judge committed jurisdictional error.
  Lastly, don't discount the possibility of human error when conducting the audit.
  Estimation error is likely to make branch lengths appear even less clocklike than they actually are.
  It was human error - the command to turn the instrument on was forgotten.
  If bias remains a major source of error over time, then the forecasting system is not improving.
  A female colleague of mine told me that she called to speak to a friend recently and in error dialled the wrong telephone number.
  Ideally, research on this question should be conducted prospectively to reduce measurement error in reporting of such meaningful experiences.
  An investigation into the crash showed that the accident was caused by pilot error.
  The common threads running through most nuclear accidents are unexpected technical conditions and human error.
  However, something, whether by human error or mechanical fault, went awfully wrong as we saw him plummet to his death from the arena roof.
  At some point, increasing error causes major information loss because many conformations populate the average noise sphere.
  We know about human error, mechanical failure and accidents.
  But these systems cannot cope with human error.
  The third major category of error consists of specimen defects.
  Since the birefringence of the projection lens is well controlled, there is little wavefront error due to polarization.
  Now, as a consequent of inadvertent human error, conditions are contrary to preferred expectations.
  If the button is clearly labeled, but the employee still pushes the wrong button, that is human error.
  However, a major source of error is determination of concentration.
  Synonyms
  wrongly, by mistake, mistakenly, incorrectly, inappropriately, misguidedly
2. 1.2Baseball A misplay by a fielder that allows a batter to reach base or a runner to advance.
  Example sentencesExamples
  How often does Ichiro Suzuki reach base on an error as opposed to the average batter?
  Don Wert then reached base on an infield error and the lead run scored.
  Taft Wright reached on an error by our center fielder Roy Weatherly, and I loaded the bases with two walks.
  But a Cardinals batter reached on an error, and Curt Flood followed with a two-run home run to end the bid.
  Although determining a base hit versus an error routinely raises controversy and discussion, there is much more involved.
3. 1.3technical A measure of the estimated difference between the observed or calculated value of a quantity and its true value.
  〈技〉误差
  Example sentencesExamples
  We compared the Ka and Ks values computed from the three methods with their corresponding expected values and calculated their error percentages.
  The within group variance component estimates measurement error, as percentage of the total variance.
  In the mixed model used to assess significance, the observed error among replicate measures was incorporated for each gene individually.
  Blinded review as a method to measure the true error rate is labor-intensive.
  There is a statistically significant difference in the estimating error between estimating at WBS level one and level two.
4. 1.4Law A mistake of fact or of law in a court's opinion, judgment or order.
  the decisions of the appeal committee disclosed no error of law
  Example sentencesExamples
  This idea of perception of error of fact reopens the matters in the High Court?
  Is it asserted that there was jurisdictional error in making the orders of 9 March or some other basis of that?
  The fact that the error in the order was not adverted to by the learned Lord Justices in the Court of Appeal does not help; it was not a matter of relevance to their decision.
  The suit came to the Supreme Court on a writ of error from the District Court of Illinois brought by the plaintiff.
  The question to what extent error of a non-jurisdictional fact is a separate ground for judicial review is not settled.

Phrases

see the error of one's ways

Realize or acknowledge one's wrongdoing.
认识到（或承认）自己做错了事
Example sentencesExamples
- However, to then book Neill for diving was outrageous and we can only hope the Sheffield official sees the error of his ways before the second leg.
- And when they do, does the ‘punishment’ they receive help them see the error of their ways?
- But the recent pictures added to that, and there is a growing movement of people who are seeing the error of their ways.
- But one year a little boy helps them see the error of their ways.
- There should be someone to supervise them, to talk to them and make them see the error of their ways.
- It is a pity that you cannot see the error of your ways.
- They will not come through this smelling of roses, but hopefully they will see the error of their ways and come to think of what real competence is about.
- This failure will not be remedied by having EU politicians demand that voters see the error of their ways and ratify a constitution they have only recently rejected.
- To conclude my digression, let me tell that my pal quickly saw the error of his ways and got a decent job in a newspaper soon after.
- I have no idea why he aimed a gun at his older brother, but I think that doing so shocked him into seeing the error of his ways…
Synonyms
feel remorse for, regret, be sorry for, rue, reproach oneself for, be ashamed of, feel contrite about, wish that one had not done something

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin error, from errare ‘to stray, err’.

词汇	error
释义	Definition of error in English: error noun ˈɛrəˈɛrər 1A mistake. 错误；差错 spelling errors 拼写错误。 an error of judgement 判断失误。 Example sentencesExamples That happens a lot on the web, and sometimes it can be used to cover awful mistakes or errors of judgment. There were errors of judgment, but the more we are made to pay for them, the less likely they are to happen again. Thankfully, only one of these five made the common error of mistaking morbidity for profundity. A minute mistake, an error of judgement, is all that it takes for a ghastly mishap to occur, resulting in death or worse, a life-long disability. When someone makes a mistake, whether it is a spelling error or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. This is not a mistake but an error of historic proportions. The workman made a spelling error engraving the box and it was never sent. Have you ever worried that people are grousing about the egregious errors of your judgment? This is simultaneously a spelling error and a malapropism. He's tallying up all the dreadful mistakes and errors of judgement that got us to this place. The report called the error a " serious mistake " and also revealed that the intern was sick himself when he was taking care of the patient. Yes, of course there's a spelling error in the title! Was this a house speciality or a spelling error? The message is ready and short, but there are some spelling errors so remember to correct them. Any fool can be pedantic and snipe at what they think are minor errors in grammar. Judgement errors are bound to exist and bombs falling off target from the air is nothing new. Just because he made a mistake, an error of judgement made by a bad husband, it doesn't make him a bad politician. I'd have found that funnier if it hadn't been about a spelling error. Now, maybe you want to put it down as a mistake or an error or an oversight. In a way, Nolan makes a similar error of judgement, mistaking atmospheric darkness for thematic darkness. Synonyms mistake, fallacy, misconception, delusion inaccuracy, miscalculation, misreckoning blunder, fault, flaw, oversight misprint, literal, erratum, misinterpretation, misreading informal slip-up, bloomer, boo-boo, howler, boner, fail British informal boob 1.1mass noun The state or condition of being wrong in conduct or judgement. （行为或判断的）出错 goods dispatched to your branch in error 错发到你们分店的商品。 the crash was caused by human error 这次坠毁事件是人为的失误造成的。 Example sentencesExamples Since the birefringence of the projection lens is well controlled, there is little wavefront error due to polarization. It was human error - the command to turn the instrument on was forgotten. A female colleague of mine told me that she called to speak to a friend recently and in error dialled the wrong telephone number. The third major category of error consists of specimen defects. At some point, increasing error causes major information loss because many conformations populate the average noise sphere. But I hope that they pause and at least consider that they might be in error, on the wrong side of history. We know about human error, mechanical failure and accidents. You've got human error, possibilities for mischief. But these systems cannot cope with human error. Lastly, don't discount the possibility of human error when conducting the audit. If the button is clearly labeled, but the employee still pushes the wrong button, that is human error. Now, as a consequent of inadvertent human error, conditions are contrary to preferred expectations. Ideally, research on this question should be conducted prospectively to reduce measurement error in reporting of such meaningful experiences. Estimation error is likely to make branch lengths appear even less clocklike than they actually are. The common threads running through most nuclear accidents are unexpected technical conditions and human error. So far as the applicants are concerned, the presiding judge committed jurisdictional error. An investigation into the crash showed that the accident was caused by pilot error. However, something, whether by human error or mechanical fault, went awfully wrong as we saw him plummet to his death from the arena roof. If bias remains a major source of error over time, then the forecasting system is not improving. However, a major source of error is determination of concentration. Synonyms wrongly, by mistake, mistakenly, incorrectly, inappropriately, misguidedly accidentally, by accident, inadvertently, unintentionally, unwittingly, unknowingly, unconsciously, by chance 1.2technical mass noun A measure of the estimated difference between the observed or calculated value of a quantity and its true value. 〈技〉误差 Example sentencesExamples The within group variance component estimates measurement error, as percentage of the total variance. We compared the Ka and Ks values computed from the three methods with their corresponding expected values and calculated their error percentages. Blinded review as a method to measure the true error rate is labor-intensive. In the mixed model used to assess significance, the observed error among replicate measures was incorporated for each gene individually. There is a statistically significant difference in the estimating error between estimating at WBS level one and level two. 1.3Law A mistake in matter of law appearing in the proceedings of a court of record. the decisions of the appeal committee disclosed no error of law Example sentencesExamples This idea of perception of error of fact reopens the matters in the High Court? The suit came to the Supreme Court on a writ of error from the District Court of Illinois brought by the plaintiff. Is it asserted that there was jurisdictional error in making the orders of 9 March or some other basis of that? The question to what extent error of a non-jurisdictional fact is a separate ground for judicial review is not settled. The fact that the error in the order was not adverted to by the learned Lord Justices in the Court of Appeal does not help; it was not a matter of relevance to their decision. Phrases see the error of one's ways Realize or acknowledge one's wrongdoing. 认识到（或承认）自己做错了事 he quickly sees the error of his ways and turns into a figure of saintly humility Example sentencesExamples I have no idea why he aimed a gun at his older brother, but I think that doing so shocked him into seeing the error of his ways… They will not come through this smelling of roses, but hopefully they will see the error of their ways and come to think of what real competence is about. But one year a little boy helps them see the error of their ways. To conclude my digression, let me tell that my pal quickly saw the error of his ways and got a decent job in a newspaper soon after. It is a pity that you cannot see the error of your ways. There should be someone to supervise them, to talk to them and make them see the error of their ways. But the recent pictures added to that, and there is a growing movement of people who are seeing the error of their ways. And when they do, does the ‘punishment’ they receive help them see the error of their ways? However, to then book Neill for diving was outrageous and we can only hope the Sheffield official sees the error of his ways before the second leg. This failure will not be remedied by having EU politicians demand that voters see the error of their ways and ratify a constitution they have only recently rejected. Synonyms feel remorse for, regret, be sorry for, rue, reproach oneself for, be ashamed of, feel contrite about, wish that one had not done something Derivatives errorless adjective Employees who submit errorless reports can expect reimbursement… someday. Example sentencesExamples The problem of errorless practice is an important one to solve. He had 25 hits in his first 67 at-bats and was errorless in 15 starts (14 at second base, one at shortstop). Why do people prefer the reproduction of other people's errors to my own errorless prose? Robb's performance was matched by his team's errorless game in the field. Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin error, from errare 'to stray, err'. Rhymes Berra, Ferrer, sierra, terror noun.1 phr. Definition of error in US English: error nounˈɛrərˈerər 1A mistake. 错误；差错 spelling errors 拼写错误。 an error of judgment 判断失误。 Example sentencesExamples This is simultaneously a spelling error and a malapropism. In a way, Nolan makes a similar error of judgement, mistaking atmospheric darkness for thematic darkness. A minute mistake, an error of judgement, is all that it takes for a ghastly mishap to occur, resulting in death or worse, a life-long disability. Judgement errors are bound to exist and bombs falling off target from the air is nothing new. Now, maybe you want to put it down as a mistake or an error or an oversight. Just because he made a mistake, an error of judgement made by a bad husband, it doesn't make him a bad politician. Was this a house speciality or a spelling error? He's tallying up all the dreadful mistakes and errors of judgement that got us to this place. That happens a lot on the web, and sometimes it can be used to cover awful mistakes or errors of judgment. There were errors of judgment, but the more we are made to pay for them, the less likely they are to happen again. The report called the error a " serious mistake " and also revealed that the intern was sick himself when he was taking care of the patient. This is not a mistake but an error of historic proportions. The message is ready and short, but there are some spelling errors so remember to correct them. Yes, of course there's a spelling error in the title! The workman made a spelling error engraving the box and it was never sent. When someone makes a mistake, whether it is a spelling error or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. Any fool can be pedantic and snipe at what they think are minor errors in grammar. I'd have found that funnier if it hadn't been about a spelling error. Have you ever worried that people are grousing about the egregious errors of your judgment? Thankfully, only one of these five made the common error of mistaking morbidity for profundity. Synonyms mistake, fallacy, misconception, delusion 1.1 The state or condition of being wrong in conduct or judgment. （行为或判断的）出错 the crash was caused by human error 这次坠毁事件是人为的失误造成的。 the money had been paid in error Example sentencesExamples But I hope that they pause and at least consider that they might be in error, on the wrong side of history. You've got human error, possibilities for mischief. So far as the applicants are concerned, the presiding judge committed jurisdictional error. Lastly, don't discount the possibility of human error when conducting the audit. Estimation error is likely to make branch lengths appear even less clocklike than they actually are. It was human error - the command to turn the instrument on was forgotten. If bias remains a major source of error over time, then the forecasting system is not improving. A female colleague of mine told me that she called to speak to a friend recently and in error dialled the wrong telephone number. Ideally, research on this question should be conducted prospectively to reduce measurement error in reporting of such meaningful experiences. An investigation into the crash showed that the accident was caused by pilot error. The common threads running through most nuclear accidents are unexpected technical conditions and human error. However, something, whether by human error or mechanical fault, went awfully wrong as we saw him plummet to his death from the arena roof. At some point, increasing error causes major information loss because many conformations populate the average noise sphere. We know about human error, mechanical failure and accidents. But these systems cannot cope with human error. The third major category of error consists of specimen defects. Since the birefringence of the projection lens is well controlled, there is little wavefront error due to polarization. Now, as a consequent of inadvertent human error, conditions are contrary to preferred expectations. If the button is clearly labeled, but the employee still pushes the wrong button, that is human error. However, a major source of error is determination of concentration. Synonyms wrongly, by mistake, mistakenly, incorrectly, inappropriately, misguidedly 1.2Baseball A misplay by a fielder that allows a batter to reach base or a runner to advance. Example sentencesExamples How often does Ichiro Suzuki reach base on an error as opposed to the average batter? Don Wert then reached base on an infield error and the lead run scored. Taft Wright reached on an error by our center fielder Roy Weatherly, and I loaded the bases with two walks. But a Cardinals batter reached on an error, and Curt Flood followed with a two-run home run to end the bid. Although determining a base hit versus an error routinely raises controversy and discussion, there is much more involved. 1.3technical A measure of the estimated difference between the observed or calculated value of a quantity and its true value. 〈技〉误差 Example sentencesExamples We compared the Ka and Ks values computed from the three methods with their corresponding expected values and calculated their error percentages. The within group variance component estimates measurement error, as percentage of the total variance. In the mixed model used to assess significance, the observed error among replicate measures was incorporated for each gene individually. Blinded review as a method to measure the true error rate is labor-intensive. There is a statistically significant difference in the estimating error between estimating at WBS level one and level two. 1.4Law A mistake of fact or of law in a court's opinion, judgment or order. the decisions of the appeal committee disclosed no error of law Example sentencesExamples This idea of perception of error of fact reopens the matters in the High Court? Is it asserted that there was jurisdictional error in making the orders of 9 March or some other basis of that? The fact that the error in the order was not adverted to by the learned Lord Justices in the Court of Appeal does not help; it was not a matter of relevance to their decision. The suit came to the Supreme Court on a writ of error from the District Court of Illinois brought by the plaintiff. The question to what extent error of a non-jurisdictional fact is a separate ground for judicial review is not settled. Phrases see the error of one's ways Realize or acknowledge one's wrongdoing. 认识到（或承认）自己做错了事 Example sentencesExamples However, to then book Neill for diving was outrageous and we can only hope the Sheffield official sees the error of his ways before the second leg. And when they do, does the ‘punishment’ they receive help them see the error of their ways? But the recent pictures added to that, and there is a growing movement of people who are seeing the error of their ways. But one year a little boy helps them see the error of their ways. There should be someone to supervise them, to talk to them and make them see the error of their ways. It is a pity that you cannot see the error of your ways. They will not come through this smelling of roses, but hopefully they will see the error of their ways and come to think of what real competence is about. This failure will not be remedied by having EU politicians demand that voters see the error of their ways and ratify a constitution they have only recently rejected. To conclude my digression, let me tell that my pal quickly saw the error of his ways and got a decent job in a newspaper soon after. I have no idea why he aimed a gun at his older brother, but I think that doing so shocked him into seeing the error of his ways… Synonyms feel remorse for, regret, be sorry for, rue, reproach oneself for, be ashamed of, feel contrite about, wish that one had not done something Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin error, from errare ‘to stray, err’. noun.1 phr.
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