wrong
(noun)

1 [ uncountable ] behaviour that is not morally right :
He’s too young to know right from wrong .
Those who do wrong should be punished.
somebody can do no wrong (= they are perfect )
Nathan adored her, and she could do no wrong in his eyes.

2 [ countable ] an action, judgment, or situation that is unfair :
The black population suffered countless wrongs at the hands of a racist regime.
right a wrong (= bring justice to an unfair situation )

3 be in the wrong to make a mistake or deserve the blame for something :
Which driver was in the wrong?

4 do somebody wrong to treat someone badly and unfairly – used humorously

5 two wrongs don’t make a right spoken used to say that if someone does something bad to you, you should not do something bad to them

Mistake

(noun)

1 [ countable ] something that has been done in the wrong way, or an opinion or statement that is incorrect → error
mistake in
We may have made a mistake in our calculations.
The most common mistake is to plant them too deep.

2 [ countable ] something you do that is not sensible or has a bad result :
Buying the house seemed a great idea at the time, but now I can see it was a terrible mistake .
Marrying him was the biggest mistake she ever made .
make the mistake of doing something
I stupidly made the mistake of giving them my phone number.

3 by mistake if you do something by mistake, you do it without intending to SYN accidentally OPP deliberately , on purpose :
Someone must have left the door open by mistake.
I’m sorry, this letter is addressed to you – I opened it by mistake.

4 in mistake for somebody/something as a result of a mistake in which someone or something is wrongly thought to be someone or something else

5 we all make mistakes spoken used to tell someone not to be worried because they have made a mistake

6 make no mistake (about it) spoken used to emphasize that what you are saying is true, especially when you are warning about something serious or dangerous :
Make no mistake, this is the most serious threat our industry has ever seen.

7 and no mistake British English spoken informal used to emphasize the description you have just given :
Miles was a heartbreaker, and no mistake!

COLLOCATIONS

verbs
make a mistake The lab must have made a mistake – this can’t be right.
correct a mistake Luckily I was able to correct the mistake before my boss saw it.
realize your mistake As soon as he realized his mistake he turned in the right direction.
admit your mistake It is better to admit your mistake and apologize.
mistakes happen We’re very careful, but mistakes can happen.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + mistake

a common mistake A common mistake is to imagine that dogs think like humans.
a little/minor mistake The essay was full of little mistakes.
a serious/grave mistake There was a serious mistake in the instructions.
an honest mistake (= a mistake, and not a deliberate action ) Thomas admitted he had broken the law, but said that it had been an honest mistake.
a silly/stupid mistake You need to be able to laugh at your own silly mistakes.
an easy mistake (to make) She looks like her sister, so it’s an easy mistake to make.
a spelling mistake She spotted two spelling mistakes in the article.

phrases
be full of mistakes The article was full of mistakes.
it is a mistake to think/assume etc something It would be a mistake to assume that all snakes are dangerous.
there must be some mistake (= used when you think someone has made a mistake ) There must be some mistake. I definitely booked a room for tonight.
be full of mistakes (= have a lot of mistakes ) The report was full of mistakes.
be all a mistake (= used to say that a situation happened because of a mistake ) He couldn’t bring himself to tell her it was all a mistake.

COMMON ERRORS
Do not say 'do a mistake' . Say make a mistake .

COLLOCATIONS

verbs
make a mistake

I just want to prevent you from making a terrible mistake.
learn from your mistakes I’m sure he will learn from his mistakes.
repeat a mistake We certainly do not want to repeat the mistakes of the past.

adjectives

a big/great mistake
Buying this car was a big mistake.
a bad/terrible/dreadful mistake
It would be a terrible mistake to marry him.
a serious/grave mistake
The decision to take the money was a serious mistake.
a fatal mistake ( a very bad mistake, often one that ends something )
His fatal mistake was to underestimate his opponent.
a costly mistake ( that costs you money or has a bad result )
Hiring him turned out to be a costly mistake.

phrases
it is a mistake to do something
It is a mistake to try to see everything in the museum in one day.
make the mistake of doing something
He made the mistake of revealing his true intentions.
make the same mistake again/twice
We won’t make the same mistake again.

error

1 [ uncountable and countable ] a mistake
error in
There must be an error in our calculations.

Register

Error is rather formal and is mainly used when talking about computers or in some fixed expressions such as human error .
In everyday English, people usually use mistake :
There must be a mistake somewhere
.
2 [ countable ] a mistake when you are working on a computer, which means that the computer program cannot do what you want it to do :
an error message

3 error of judgement a mistake in the way that you examine a situation and decide what to do :
The decision to expand the company was an error of judgement.

4 be in error to have made a mistake, especially when making an official decision :
The doctor has admitted that he was in error.

5 do something in error if you do something in error, you do it by mistake :
The wrong man was arrested in error.

6 see the error of your ways literary to realize that you have been behaving badly and decide to stop

COLLOCATIONS

verbs

make an error We made too many errors, and that cost us the game.
commit an error formal ( make an error, especially a serious one )

He knew he had committed a grave error of judgement.
have/contain an error If the data contains errors, the results will be wrong.
find/spot/notice an error His accountant spotted several errors in his tax return.

realize your error By the time she realized her error, it was too late.
correct an error ( also rectify an error formal ) We will rectify the error as soon as possible.

avoid errors He resolved to learn from his mistakes and avoid similar errors in the future.

compound an error (= make it worse ) He refused to listen to our advice, which compounded the error.

an error arises/occurs formal (= happens ) If an error occurs, you will have two more chances to re-enter your password.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + error

a common error a common error which students often make when writing essays
a serious/bad error The police made a serious error, which resulted in a young man’s death.
a small/minor error The letter contained some minor spelling errors.
a glaring error (= very bad and very noticeable ) There is a glaring error on page 10, where his date of death is given as 2053, not 1003.
a huge/monumental error (= very serious ) It was a monumental error to attack from the north.
a grave error (= extremely serious, with serious results ) He has committed a grave error.
a fatal error (= extremely serious, so that you are certain to fail ) Telling your staff they are not important is a fatal error.
an unfortunate error An unfortunate error resulted in confidential information being released to the press.
a grammatical/spelling/typing error You lose marks if your paper contains spelling errors.
a clerical/administrative error The applications forms were sent to the wrong addresses due to a clerical error.
a factual error (= which includes a fact that is wrong ) The article contains many factual errors.
a tactical error (= one that may cause a plan to fail ) Both parties have made tactical errors in the run-up to the election.
a random error (= one that is not like others or part of a pattern ) This may seem like a random error, but in fact it is repeated once in every 5,000 samples.
human error (= errors made by people ) Automatic checks reduce the danger of human error.
computer error An on-board computer error meant that the plane’s systems shut down for a few vital seconds.
pilot/driver error Investigators believe the crash was caused by pilot error.
sb’s past errors formal If we fail to learn from our past errors, we are doomed to repeat them.

phrases
a margin of error (= the degree to which a calculation might be wrong )
We have to allow for a small margin of error in the calculations.
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false

1 untrue a statement, story etc that is false is completely untrue :
Please decide whether the following statements are true or false.
false accusations

Register

In everyday English, people usually say not true rather than false , apart from in the fixed expression true or false : What he said was false . ➔ What he said was not true
.
2 wrong based on incorrect information or ideas :
I don’t want to give you any false hopes .
The statement gives us a false impression that we understand something when we do not.
false assumptions about people of other cultures
a false sense of security (= a feeling of being safe when you are not really safe
)
3 not real
a) not real, but intended to seem real and deceive people :
The drugs were hidden in a suitcase with a false bottom.
The man had given a false name and address.
b) artificial
false teeth/hair/eyelashes etc

4 not sincere not sincere or honest, and pretending to have feelings that you do not really have :
She’s so false.
a false laugh
‘You played brilliantly.’ ‘Not really,’ Ian replied with false modesty .

5 false economy something that you think will save you money but which will really cost you more :
It’s a false economy not to have travel insurance.

6 under false pretences if you get something under false pretences, you get it by deceiving people :
He was accused of obtaining money under false pretences.

7 false move/step a small movement or action that will result in harm
One false move and you’re dead.

8 false imprisonment/arrest the illegal act of putting someone in prison or arrest ing them for a crime they have not committed

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