20
slip(noun, verb, move, break, ruin)
19
blunder(noun, verb, move, break, ruin)
17
error(noun, move, break, ruin, correct)
17
trip(noun, verb, move, ruin, fall)
15
lapse(noun, verb, move, fall, correct)
15
stumble(noun, verb, move, fall, slip)
13
mistake(noun, break, correct, slip, failure)
11
blooper(noun, break, slip, confusion, failure)
11
faux pas(noun, expression, idiom, move, decline)
10
false step(noun, expression, idiom, move, act)
10
gaffe(noun, move, break, slip, confusion)
10
slipup(noun, move, slip, confusion, failure)
9
indiscretion(noun, move, break, slip, shame)
7
bungle(noun, move, break, decline, ruin)
6
miscue(noun, move, correct, failure, fault)
6
miss(noun, move, slip, failure, fault)
6
oversight(noun, break, slip, confusion, failure)
5
failure(noun, move, decline, ruin, slip)
5
fault(noun, ruin, slip, confusion, shame)
5
bloomer(noun, failure, mistake, lapse, error)
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