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What is another word for erring?

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Adjective

Being a sin due to being evil or immoral

Deserving censure or condemnation

Being naturally susceptible to weaknesses or error

Mistaken, faulty, or in error

Not based on sound reasoning or judgment

Weak in character or will

Inappropriate, or contrary to the accepted or expected standard or practice

Noun

An act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct

Verb

Present participle for to commit a mistake or error

Present participle for to fail to adhere to the proper or accepted standards

Present participle for to make an incorrect judgment or estimate of

Present participle for to linger behind or wander from a main line or part

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Adjective

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Being a sin due to being evil or immoral

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

sceptical^UK

skeptical^US

off straight and narrow

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“His erring behavior, driven by deceit and greed, led him down a path of destruction and moral decay.”

Adjective

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Deserving censure or condemnation

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

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Adjective

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Being naturally susceptible to weaknesses or error

Adjective

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Mistaken, faulty, or in error

not thinking straight

phoney^UK

phony^US

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Adjective

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Not based on sound reasoning or judgment

leaving self wide open

sticking one's neck out

not careful

leading with one's chin

jumping to conclusions

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Adjective

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Weak in character or will

colourless^UK

colorless^US

without a will of your own

afraid of one's shadow

slack-spined

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Adjective

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Inappropriate, or contrary to the accepted or expected standard or practice

like a fish out of water

unfavorable^US

neither here nor there

nothing to do with it

grey^UK

gray^US

contrary to the rules

matter of indifference

out of character with

not worth worrying about

nothing to do with the case

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Noun

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An act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct

transgression

offence^UK

offense^US

misdemeanor^US

misbehavior^US

infraction of the law

skeleton in the closet

bad deed

dirty deal

unjust act

skeleton in the cupboard

outrageous wrongdoing

shocking incident of events

goof-up

shocking incident

skeleton in closet

dishonourable behaviour

discreditable behaviour

shocking series of events

yielding to temptation

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

offences^UK

offenses^US

unprofessional behavior^US

misfortune

professional misconduct

unprofessional behaviour^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to commit a mistake or error

getting the wrong end of the stick

blotting your copybook

dropping a brick

putting your foot in it

making a pig's ear of

doing something badly

putting your foot in your mouth

making a dog's dinner of

falling on one's face

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“I apologize if I err in my calculations and provide an incorrect answer.”

Verb

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Present participle for to fail to adhere to the proper or accepted standards

misconducting oneself

acting up

causing trouble

giving someone trouble

getting up to no good

playing up

blotting your copybook

acting badly

straying from the straight and narrow

breaking the law

committing a crime

backsliding

committing an offence

committing a sin

crossing the line

digressing

yielding to temptation

going off the rails

getting lost

going down the primrose path

overstepping

doing

committing an offense

committing a transgression

falling into a life of crime

breaking the rules

getting into bad ways

offending against God

succumbing to temptation

committing crime

sowing wild oats

acting improperly

taking the primrose path

wallowing in the mire

breaking commandment

living in sin

behaving inappropriately

forgetting oneself

mucking about

getting up to mischief

getting into mischief

bending the law

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“The traffic police have been given instructions to crack down on erring motorists.”

Verb

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Present participle for to make an incorrect judgment or estimate of

getting signals crossed

making a mistake about

misapprehending

taking something amiss

miscomprehending

misknowing

confounding

getting the wrong idea about

getting the wrong idea

confusing

getting the wrong end of the stick

putting a wrong interpretation on

misperceiving

judging incorrectly

missing

receiving a false impression

misapplying

misthinking

getting hold of the wrong end of the stick

misrepresenting

getting the wrong impression

missing the point

getting your lines crossed about

getting the wrong impression about

misidentifying

muddling up

having wrong impression

getting wrong impression

getting signals mixed

failing to understand

coming to hasty conclusion

barking up wrong tree

jumping to the wrong conclusion about

getting the wrong end of the stick about

mistranslating

taking something the wrong way

getting a false impression of

making a wrong interpretation of

taking out of context

garbling

mishearing

getting your wires crossed

getting your lines crossed

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Verb

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Present participle for to linger behind or wander from a main line or part

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