ironic error
ironic error · ironic errors
A blunder that occurs as the result of a strenuous effort to avoid it, such as…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.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ironic, error.
Forms
plural: ironic errors| Singular | ironic error |
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| Plural | ironic errors |
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