Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ironic error

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: iron-ic er-ror
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blunder that occurs as the result of a strenuous effort to avoid it, such as spilling a drink because one is concentrating on not doing so.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ironic, error.

Example Sentences

"Counter intentional or ironic error is a further example of the delinking of intentional thought processes and behavior."

Inflected Forms

ironic errors (plural)

Questions

What does ironic error mean?: A blunder that occurs as the result of a strenuous effort to avoid it, such as spilling a drink because one is concentrating on not doing so.

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