inaccuracy

UK: /ɪnˈækjʊrəsi/ US: /ɪnˈækjərəsi/ ,(in ak′yər ə sē)

Inflections of 'inaccuracy' (n): npl: inaccuracies

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•ac•cu•ra•cy /ɪnˈækyərəsi/   n., pl. -cies. 

1. [countable] something inaccurate;
   an error:
   He complained about the inaccuracies in the report about him.
2. the act or state of being inaccurate:
   [uncountable] He couldn't tolerate inaccuracy in his newspaper.

See -cura-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•ac•cu•ra•cy  (in ak′yər ə sē), n., pl. -cies for 1.

1. something inaccurate;
   error.
2. the quality or state of being inaccurate.

• in-³ + accuracy 1750–60

Synonyms

• 1. mistake, blunder, slip, inexactitude.
• 2. incorrectness, erroneousness, inexactness.

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inaccuracy / ɪnˈækjʊrəsɪ/ noun ( -cies)

1. lack of accuracy; imprecision
2. an error, a mistake, or a slip