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incontestable . incontrovertible . indubitable . irrefutable . no ifs ands or buts about it.
Opposite of a mistake or error. correctness . accuracy . faultlessness . precision .
Both words communicate something you have done was incorrect but a closer look reveals one major difference and that is, intent. A mistake is unintentional and a poor choice is deliberate (even if the action is reflexive or not scrutinized).
It is fairly taboo ; it should never be used in official writing, will make your mother embarrassed (if you say it), and may raise an eyebrow by your friends if used too much. It has a lot of semantic overlap with entirely non-taboo (but still informal) ‘messed up’ but is not identical.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmess up phrasal verb informal1 mess something ↔ up to spoil or ruin something, especially something important or something that has been carefully planned It took me ages to get this right – I don’t want some idiot to mess it up.
| disorder disarrange | clutter mix up | make untidy make a mess | gum up muddle | disrupt muss |
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The definition of infallible is someone or something that is always perfect and right, without any errors or mistakes.
(spoken) used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you want to warn somebody about something: Make no mistake (about it), this is one crisis that won’t just go away . See also: make, mistake, no.
| mislead confuse | misinform baffle | bewilder misguide | perplex confound | flummox misdirect |
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