Question

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word/phrase:
ERROR
a) misadventure
b) misgiving
c) ambiguity
d) blunder

Answer 1

Hint: The word ‘error’ refers to ‘a mistake'. This word is usually used as a noun and its adjective form is ‘erroneous’. Another synonym of this word is ‘fallacy’.

Complete answer:
 A synonym is a word/phrase that has the exact or nearly the same meaning as another word/phrase in the same language, for example, ‘talk’ is a synonym of ‘chat’, as they convey the same exact meaning as each other, which means that they can replace each other in a sentence.

Now, we know the meaning and usage of the given word. Let’s look at the given
options-
a) misadventure - The word ‘misadventure’ refers to ‘an unfortunate incident; a mishap', so this word has a very different meaning to the given word. It cannot be the synonym of the given word ‘error’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
b) misgiving - The word ‘misgiving’ refers to ‘a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something', so this word has a very different meaning to the given word. It cannot be the synonym of the given word ‘error’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
c) ambiguity - The word ‘ambiguity’ refers to ‘the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness', so this word has a very different meaning to the given word. It cannot be the synonym of the given word ‘error’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
d) blunder - The word ‘blunder’ refers to ‘a stupid or careless mistake', so this word has the exact same meaning as the given word. It is the synonym of the given word ‘error’. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.

Note:
Try to understand the meaning of the word, as accurately as possible, by understanding the sentence. Then, go through the options one by one and choose the word similar in meaning to the given word, i.e. a synonym.