inaccuracynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ɪnˈæk.jə.rə.si/us/ɪnˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/C1 a situation in which a fact or measurement is not completely correct or exact:
The film is full of historical inaccuracies.
The inaccuracy of the missiles greatly diminishes their effectiveness.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Faults and mistakes
- a blot on sb's character idiom
- aberration
- Achilles heel
- adrift
- black mark
- chink
- clinker
- creep in/creep into sth
- errata
- erratum
- error
- failing
- false alarm
- false move
- lapse
- loophole
- misprint
- misspell
- mistake
- mistaken
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