4
slip(noun, confusion, failure, fault, mistake)
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deception(noun, confusion, impression, mistake, image)
3
distortion(noun, error)
3
failure(noun, slip, fault, mistake, lapse)
3
falsehood(noun, slip, deception, failure, fault)
3
fancy(noun, confusion, deception, impression, image)
3
fantasy(noun, fancy, confusion, deception, impression)
3
gaffe(noun, confusion, fault, mistake, lapse)
3
ignis fatuus(noun, expression, fancy, confusion, deception)
3
inaccuracy(noun, slip, confusion, failure, fault)
3
miscomputation(error, misjudgment)
3
misjudgement
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miss(noun, slip, failure, fault, mistake)
3
typo(noun, error)
2
inexactness(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood)
2
mistaken belief(noun, expression, idiom, idea, impression)
2
bubble(noun, fancy, confusion, deception, impression)
2
chimera(noun, fancy, confusion, deception, impression)
2
daydream(noun, fancy, confusion, deception, impression)
2
dream(noun, deception, vision, fantasy, illusion)
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