エラーeraa

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verberror
    彼かれのエラーがなかったなら我々われわれは勝かてたのだが。↗
    If it had not been for his error, we would have won.
  2. noun, baseballfumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
Conjugation
Dictionary formエラーする
Polite (masu)エラーします
Negative (nai)エラーしない
polite (masen)エラーしません
classical zu / nuエラーせず・エラーせぬ
Past (ta)エラーした
polite (mashita)エラーしました
Past negative (nakatta)エラーしなかった
polite (masen deshita)エラーしませんでした
Te formエラーして
Potentialエラーできる
Passiveエラーされる
Causativeエラーさせる
Causative passiveエラーさせられる
Conditional (ba)エラーすれば
taraエラーしたら
Volitionalエラーしよう
polite (mashou)エラーしましょう
Imperativeエラーしろ

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym過誤かごWrittenWritten word for faults or misjudgements, common in medical and legal contexts; 「エラー」 leans toward operational or system errors.
  • Synonym錯誤さくごWrittenWritten word for a mismatch between one's understanding and the facts, as in 「時代錯誤」; 「エラー」 is a slip-up or error.
  • SynonymミスNeutralLoanword for a slip-up; the most common everyday choice. 「エラー」 mostly means machine error messages or baseball fielding errors.
  • Synonym過ちあやまちWrittenWritten word for faults or wrongdoing with a moral shade; 「エラー」 mostly means operational errors or system messages, with no moral judgement.
  • Synonym過失かしつWrittenWritten word for negligence causing damage, frequent in legal contexts; 「エラー」 leans toward operational errors.
  • Synonym間違いまちがいNeutralThe most common everyday word for getting something wrong; 「エラー」 leans toward system and technical errors.
  • Synonym誤りあやまりWrittenWritten word for what is incorrect, as in 「誤りを正す」; 「エラー」 leans toward technical errors.
  • Synonym失敗しっぱいNeutralFailure in the broadest sense; 「エラー」 is a concrete error or slip-up.
  • Synonym手違いてちがいNeutralA mix-up in procedures or arrangements; 「エラー」 leans toward system error messages.
  • Synonym失策しっさくWrittenWritten word for a blunder; also the formal term for a baseball fielding error, though 「エラー」 is more common.
  • Synonym失態しったいWrittenWritten word for an embarrassing blunder that costs face; 「エラー」 does not stress losing face.
  • Synonym誤謬ごびゅうFormalFormal word for errors in general, also fallacies in argumentation; 「エラー」 leans to operational or program errors and can also mean measurement error.
  • Related落ち度おちどNeutralA blameworthy lapse or fault, as in 「こちらの落ち度」; 「エラー」 carries no nuance of blame.
  • Related不出来ふできNeutralA poorly made finished product, poor workmanship; 「エラー」 is an error made in the process.
  • Related不成功ふせいこうWrittenWritten word for an attempt that fails to succeed; 「エラー」 is a concrete error.
  • Related間違えまちがえCasualColloquial for getting something wrong; 「エラー」 leans toward system error messages and slip-ups.
  • RelatedしくじりCasualColloquial for botching something, failing; 「エラー」 leans toward technical errors.
  • Related遣り損じやりそんじNeutralFailing at something you set out to do; 「エラー」 leans toward system and game errors.
  • Related仕損じしそんじNeutralA mistake in one's work, as in 「急いては事を仕損じる」; 「エラー」 leans toward technical errors.
  • Related仕損ないしそこないNeutralFumbling or failing to do something well; 「エラー」 leans toward system and program errors.
  • RelatedやりそこないCasualColloquial for fumbling or botching a task; 「エラー」 leans toward technical errors.
  • Related誤作動ごさどうNeutralA machine or device malfunctioning; 「エラー」 is broader and covers program error messages too.
  • Related粗相そそうNeutralCarelessness leading to a faux pas or mistake; also a euphemism for soiling oneself. 「エラー」 leans toward technical errors.
  • RelatedポカCasualColloquial, originally a bad move in go or shogi; a simple blunder you would not normally make. 「エラー」 leans toward system errors.
  • RelatedつまずきWrittenWritten word for stumbling, or a setback or failure; 「エラー」 is a concrete error.
  • Antonym正常せいじょうNeutralRunning normally with no abnormality; the opposite of the error state that 「エラー」 signals.

Use 「エラー」 for system error messages and baseball fielding errors. For everyday slip-ups choose 「ミス」 or 「間違い」; for failure in general, 「失敗」; for blameworthy negligence, 「過失」 or 「落ち度」. Written alternatives include 「誤り」, 「過ち」 and 「失策」. The opposite is 「正常」, meaning everything runs as it should.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. し損そこなう事こと。失敗しっぱい。
  2. 誤差ごさ。
  3. 野手やしゅの失策しっさくによりアウトにできるはずの走者そうしゃを生いかすこと。
  4. データやプログラムの誤あやまりにより処理しょりができなくなること。
  5. し損そこなう。失敗しっぱいする。
  6. (野球やきゅう)野手やしゅの失策しっさくによりアウトにできるはずの走者そうしゃを生いかす。
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