88 entries under confusion topic. ×

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blunder(noun, ruin, defeat, slight, damage)
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mistake(noun, defeat, slight, damage, blow)
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error(noun, ruin, defeat, wrong, damage)
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gaffe(noun, slip, informal, fault)
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slip(noun, ruin, defeat, blow)
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blooper(noun, failure, fault, mistake)
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indiscretion(noun, difficulty, slip, shame)
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oversight(noun, slip, failure, fault)
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misstep(noun, move, decline, ruin, defeat)
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boo-boo(noun, slip, failure, fault)
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lapse(noun, slip, failure, fault)
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solecism(noun, slip, failure, fault)
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fault(noun, ruin, slip, collapse)
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flub(noun, failure, fault, mistake)
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bungle(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, slip)
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false step(noun, expression, decline, ruin, defeat)
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misjudgment(noun, slip, failure, fault)
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trip(noun, ruin, slip, informal)
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misstatement(noun, fault, mistake, lapse)
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boo boo(noun, expression, difficulty, shame)
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