64
error(noun, break, defeat, correct, damage)
38
blunder(noun, verb, break, disorder, defeat)
38
slip(noun, verb, break, defeat, fall)
34
fault(noun, back, slip, slow, failure)
30
oversight(noun, break, back, slip, slow)
26
faux pas(noun, expression, idiom, defeat, slight)
22
misapprehend(verb, confuse, understand, impression, error)
19
lapse(noun, verb, correct, back, slip)
19
gaffe(noun, break, slip, fault, mess)
18
misconception(noun, slip, idea, deception, fault)
17
misinterpret(verb, confuse, understand, distort, misconstrue)
16
bloomer(noun, back, slow, failure, lapse)
16
flaw(noun, slip, crack, deception, fault)
15
erratum(noun, correct, slip, deception, fault)
15
misapprehension(noun, slip, deception, fault, lapse)
15
misunderstand(verb, get, understand, error, misconstrue)
14
trip(noun, verb, correct, slip, informal)
14
misconstrue(verb, confuse, false, understand, misunderstand)
14
misunderstanding(noun, slip, fault, uncertainty, lapse)
13
aberration(noun, deception, lapse, error, blunder)
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