erred

[erd, urd] / ɛrd, ɜrd /

VERB

make a mistake; do wrong

Synonyms

STRONGEST

misbehave miscalculate stray stumble

STRONG

blow blunder bollix deviate fall flub goof lapse misapprehend misjudge muff offend sin snafu transgress trespass wander

WEAK

be in error be inaccurate be incorrect be mistaken boo-boo drop the ball foul up go astray go wrong louse up make a mess of mess up screw up slip up snarl up

Antonyms

STRONG

behave obey stay understand

WEAK

correct

Example Sentences

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He said they’d erred in making so many autobiographical movies and needed more broadly commercial hooks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

In the selection of his back three, Townsend erred on the side of caution and form.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

But Gauff erred again when serving for the match at 5-2, allowing Rakhimova to claw back a break.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

It also argued that the 4th Circuit erred by forcing the state to justify the law as applied to B.P.J. rather than assessing the validity of the sex classification in general.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

He talked on, outlining how he had erred, how he would reform.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright