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Noun
S:
(n)
revoke (revoke%1:04:00::)
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renege (renege%1:04:00::)
(the mistake of not following suit when able to do so)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
mistake (mistake%1:04:00::)
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error (error%1:04:02::)
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fault (fault%1:04:00::)
(a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention)
"he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
S:
(n)
blot (blot%1:04:00::)
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smear (smear%1:04:00::)
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smirch (smirch%1:04:00::)
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spot (spot%1:04:00::)
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stain (stain%1:04:00::)
(an act that brings discredit to the person who does it)
"he made a huge blot on his copybook"
S:
(n)
confusion (confusion%1:04:00::)
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mix-up (mix-up%1:04:00::)
(a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another)
"he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"
S:
(n)
incursion (incursion%1:04:02::)
(the mistake of incurring liability or blame)
S:
(n)
miscalculation (miscalculation%1:04:00::)
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misreckoning (misreckoning%1:04:00::)
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misestimation (misestimation%1:04:00::)
(a mistake in calculating)
S:
(n)
distortion (distortion%1:04:01::)
(the mistake of misrepresenting the facts)
S:
(n)
slip (slip%1:04:05::)
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slip-up (slip-up%1:04:01::)
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miscue (miscue%1:04:01::)
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parapraxis (parapraxis%1:04:00::)
(a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.)
S:
(n)
offside (offside%1:04:00::)
((sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.))
S:
(n)
oversight (oversight%1:04:00::)
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lapse (lapse%1:04:00::)
(a mistake resulting from inattention)
S:
(n)
omission (omission%1:04:01::)
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skip (skip%1:04:00::)
(a mistake resulting from neglect)
S:
(n)
blunder (blunder%1:04:00::)
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blooper (blooper%1:04:00::)
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bloomer (bloomer%1:04:00::)
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bungle (bungle%1:04:00::)
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pratfall (pratfall%1:04:00::)
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foul-up (foul-up%1:04:00::)
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fuckup (fuckup%1:04:00::)
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flub (flub%1:04:00::)
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botch (botch%1:04:00::)
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boner (boner%1:04:00::)
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boo-boo (boo-boo%1:04:00::)
(an embarrassing mistake)
S:
(n)
ballup (ballup%1:04:00::)
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balls-up (balls-up%1:04:00::)
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cockup (cockup%1:04:00::)
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mess-up (mess-up%1:04:00::)
(something badly botched or muddled)
S:
(n)
stupidity (stupidity%1:04:00::)
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betise (betise%1:04:00::)
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folly (folly%1:04:01::)
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foolishness (foolishness%1:04:01::)
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imbecility (imbecility%1:04:00::)
(a stupid mistake)
S:
(n)
revoke (revoke%1:04:00::)
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renege (renege%1:04:00::)
(the mistake of not following suit when able to do so)
part holonym
derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
revoke (revoke%2:33:04::)
(fail to follow suit when able and required to do so)
domain category
S:
(n)
card game (card_game%1:04:00::)
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cards (cards%1:04:00::)
(a game played with playing cards)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Somebody ----s
S:
(v)
revoke (revoke%2:32:00::)
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annul (annul%2:32:00::)
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lift (lift%2:32:00::)
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countermand (countermand%2:32:00::)
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reverse (reverse%2:32:00::)
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repeal (repeal%2:32:00::)
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overturn (overturn%2:32:00::)
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rescind (rescind%2:32:00::)
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vacate (vacate%2:32:00::)
(cancel officially)
"He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"