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unforced error

unforced error noun: a basic error committed in a tactical game, where errors are usually forced by the game strategy.

Noun

unforced error (plural unforced errors)

  1. A basic error committed in a tactical game, where errors are usually forced by the game strategy.
    • This meant Nadal needed to hold serve to force his opponent to earn the win. An unforced error took Rosol to 30-15 and two points away from glory, but a net cord in Nadal's favour and the men were level in the game.2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 31 May 2022
    Synonyms:
    blunder, clanger

Synonyms of unforced error

Forms of unforced error

pluralunforced errors

Questions about unforced error

What does unforced error mean?
Unforced error means a basic error committed in a tactical game, where errors are usually forced by the game strategy.
What part of speech is unforced error?
Unforced error is a noun.
What is the plural of unforced error?
The plural of unforced error is unforced errors.

Words near unforced error in the dictionary

  1. unforbiddenly
  2. unforbidding
  3. unforce
  4. unforceable
  5. unforced
  6. unforced error
  7. unforced errors
  8. unforcedly
  9. unforcedness
  10. unforceful
  11. unforcefully

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