5
goof(noun, break, slip, failure, fault)
5
slip-up(noun, correct, slip, failure, fault)
4
bad move(noun, expression, move, failure, mistake)
4
howler(noun, slip, failure, fault, mistake)
3
boo-boo(noun, break, slip, confusion, failure)
3
botch(noun, break, decline, ruin, defeat)
3
erratum(noun, correct, slip, confusion, failure)
3
false move(noun, expression, slip, confusion, failure)
3
flub(noun, break, slip, confusion, failure)
3
inaccuracy(noun, correct, slip, confusion, failure)
3
omission(noun, decline, ruin, slip, confusion)
3
peccadillo
3
trip-up
2
Freudian slip(noun, slip)
2
blight(ruin, destruction, misfortune, downfall, ruination)
2
boob(noun, slip, failure, fault, mistake)
2
clanger(noun, mistake, lapse, indiscretion, blunder)
2
fall(noun, slip, collapse, failure, fault)
2
flop(noun, break, decline, ruin, defeat)
2
fluff(noun, move, confusion, fault, mistake)
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