mindmap root((错误)) error suggests the existence of a standard or guide and implies a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this: one ~ in planning lost the battle. mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error: dialed the wrong number by ~. blunder regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some degree of blame: a political campaign noted mostly for its series of ~s. slip stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes: during the speech I made several ~s. lapse stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause: apart from a few grammatical ~s, the paper is good. faux pas is applied to a mistake in etiquette: committed a grievous ~ by drinking from the finger bowl.