inaccuracy

American  

[in-ak-yer-uh-see] / ɪnˈæk yər ə si /

noun

plural

inaccuracies

1. something inaccurate; error.

   Synonyms:

   inexactitude, slip, blunder, mistake

2. the quality or state of being inaccurate.

   Synonyms:

   inexactness, erroneousness, incorrectness

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inaccuracy British  

/ ɪnˈækjʊrəsɪ /

noun

1. lack of accuracy; imprecision

2. an error, a mistake, or a slip

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Etymology

Origin of inaccuracy

First recorded in 1750–60; in- ³ + accuracy

Example Sentences

The inaccuracy of those predictions suggests a profound disconnect existed between what old-guard Hollywood thought audiences wanted and what those audiences didn’t even know they wanted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The relative inaccuracy of these weapons, however, works against that purpose.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

“However, as the initiatives drove a real decline in unsheltered homelessness, they also removed the easiest-to-count unsheltered subpopulation,” likely contributing to the annual count’s growing inaccuracy, the report said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

It's a delicate science, and any tiny inaccuracy in the data can skew things - or knock it out of shape.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

But by means of the enormous wealth he had piled up and by the secret hold he had over various persons, he was acquitted on some technical inaccuracy.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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