| Main Entry: | disparagement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong criticism; detraction |
Synonyms: |
aspersion, backbiting, backstabbing, belittlement, blame, calumny, censure, condemnation, contempt, contumely, debasement, degradation, denunciation, depreciation, derision, derogation, discredit, disdain, impairment, lessening, lie, prejudice, reproach, ridicule, scandal, scorn, slander, tale, underestimation |
Antonyms: |
approval, commendation, compliment, flattery, praise, sanction |
| Main Entry: | mistake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | error, misunderstanding |
Synonyms: |
aberration, blooper, blunder, boo-boo, bungle, confusion, delusion, erratum, false move, false step, fault, faux pas, flub, fluff, gaffe, illusion, inaccuracy, inadvertence, lapse, misapplication, misapprehension, miscalculation, misconception, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misprint, misstatement, misstep, muddle, neglect, omission, overestimation, oversight, slight, slip, slip of tongue, slipup, snafu, solecism, trip*, typographical error, underestimation |
Antonyms: |
accuracy, calculation, certainty, correction, correctness, proof, success, truth, understanding |
| Main Entry: | understatement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restrained statement |
Synonyms: |
belittlement, distortion, irony, litotes, oversimplification, sarcasm, underestimation |
Antonyms: |
exaggeration, hyperbole, overstatement |
| Main Entry: | miscalculation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | misestimate |
Synonyms: |
blow*, blunder, error, miscount, misestimation, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreckoning, miss, misunderstanding, mixup, overestimation, overvaluation, slip*, underestimation, undervaluation |
| Main Entry: | misestimate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miscalculation |
Synonyms: |
blow*, blunder, error, miscount, misestimation, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreckoning, miss*, misunderstanding, mixup, overestimation, overvaluation, slip*, underestimation, undervaluation |
| Main Entry: | misestimation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miscalculation |
Synonyms: |
blow*, blunder, error, miscount, misestimate, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreckoning, miss*, misunderstanding, mixup, overestimation, overvaluation, slip*, underestimation, undervaluation |
| Main Entry: | misjudgment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miscalculation |
Synonyms: |
blow*, blunder, error, miscount, misestimate, misestimation, misinterpretation, misreckoning, miss*, misunderstanding, mixup, overestimation, overvaluation, slip*, underestimation, undervaluation |
| Main Entry: | misreckoning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miscalculation |
Synonyms: |
blow*, blunder, error, miscount, misestimate, misestimation, misinterpretation, misjudgment, miss*, misunderstanding, mixup, overestimation, overvaluation, slip*, underestimation, undervaluation |