inaccuracy
noun
, -k(ə-)rə-sē\
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blunder, bobble, boo-boo, boob [British], brick, clanger [British], clinker, error, fault, flub, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup, stumble, trip
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Another dangerous inaccuracy in the film is the way abortions themselves are portrayed as dangerous. — Julyssa Lopez, Glamour, "What Unplanned Gets Wrong About Abortion, According to Experts," 11 Apr. 2019 But both also said the report contained some inaccuracies about the department’s structure and internal-affairs procedures. — Lewis Kamb, The Seattle Times, "Complaints against King County deputies weren’t investigated because they were misclassified, report finds," 11 July 2018 While iTunes and the App Store have been hits, Maps was initially plagued by inaccuracies and Apple Pay struggled to gain traction. — Tripp Mickle, WSJ, "Apple’s Pressing Challenge: Build Its Services Business," 10 Jan. 2019 Newton’s wild inaccuracy gave Carolina’s offense no chance. — Andy Benoit, SI.com, "The True Value of Alvin Kamara, Cam’s Erratic Throwing, and Buffalo’s Best Chance for an Upset," 5 Jan. 2018 Some of the inaccuracies concern student-debt records. — Kelsey Gee, WSJ, "Temple Rankings Scandal Spotlights M.B.A. Grads’ Swelling Debt," 5 Sep. 2018 Furthermore, a close analysis of how the IMF model and their dynamical model predictions differed showed that the sources of inaccuracy were different. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Physicists’ simple spanks economists’ complex in economic growth forecasts," 2 Aug. 2018 In the comments section, people didn't waste a minute calling Dylan out his caption for inaccuracy. — Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, "Dylan Sprouse Joked on Instagram About Cardi B and Nicki Minaj's Reported Fight at NYFW," 10 Sep. 2018 Citizen-reporters, those whose political convictions self-justify their means, thus add to the inaccuracies of professional journalism. — Amar Bhidé, WSJ, "Skepticism Beats Snopes as an Antidote to Fake News," 8 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inaccuracy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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