Mistake

45 words & definitions

blurt
To say (something) suddenly and without careful consideration (verb)
bobble
To lose one's grip (on a ball) (verb)
botch
To carry out a task badly or carelessly (verb)
bungle
To carry out a task clumsily or incompetently, leading to failure or an unsatisfactory outcome (verb)
fizzle
To finish in a way that is disappointing (verb)
flub
To fail or make a mistake (verb)
flunk
To fail to reach the required standard in an examination, test, or course of study (verb)
fritter
To waste or squander time, money or resources. (verb)
scuttle
To be forced to cancel one's plans (verb)
squander
To waste something, such as money or time, in a reckless and foolish manner (verb)
blooper
An embarrassing error (noun)
blunder
A stupid or careless mistake (noun)
dud
A thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory or worthless (noun)
fiasco
A thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way (noun)
fluke
Unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck (noun)
gaffe
An unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder (noun)
glitch
A sudden, unexpected, and usually temporary malfunction of equipment such as a computer (noun)
flop
To fail (verb)
fumble
Use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something (verb)
snafu
A confused or chaotic state; a mess (noun)
boondoggle
Work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value (noun)
stumble
Trip or momentarily lose one's balance; almost fall (verb)
flaw
A mark, fault, or other imperfection that mars a substance or object (noun)
spurious
False and incorrect (adjective)
aberration
A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected. (noun)
indiscreet
Saying something that should be private, showing a lack of judgment, (adjective)
liability
Something that is likely to cause a problem. (noun)
negligent
To mistakenly fail to do something that should have been done (adjective)
flop
A failure (noun)
fumble
An act of using the hands clumsily while doing or handling something (noun)
stumble
An act of stumbling (noun)
erroneous
Misleading or false in belief, statement, or action. (adjective)
excessive
Going beyond what is considered acceptable or appropriate. (adjective)
inadvertent
Not deliberately planned or intended. (adjective)
misconception
A wrong and often widespread assumption based on faulty thinking or lack of information. (noun)
mixup
An error resulting from things being wrongly arranged or identified. (noun)
mishap
An unexpected mistake or error, often not serious but troublesome. (noun)
overreach
To go beyond what is proper, reasonable, or safe—especially in power or ambition; to stretch too far and fail as a result. (verb)
unforgivable
So bad as to be unable to be forgiven or excused (noun)
repercussions
The effects or results of an action, event, or decision, especially those that are unintended or negative. (noun)
slip
A small mistake or accident, often due to carelessness. (noun)
backfire
To have the opposite effect of what was intended, usually producing a negative result. (verb)
reckoning
A time when someone's actions will be judged to be right or wrong. (noun)
futility
the quality being ineffective, useless, unsuccessful, and achieving nothing. (noun)
overlook
To fail to see or notice something. (verb)