different between unbalanced vs erroneous

English

Etymology

From un- +? balanced.

Adjective

unbalanced (comparative more unbalanced, superlative most unbalanced)

1. not balanced, without equilibrium; dizzy

   Synonyms: out of whack, lopsided, ill-disposed, unstable, imbalanced, inbalanced

2. irrational or mentally deranged
3. (accounting) not adjusted such that debit and credit correspond
4. (computing) of an expression having different numbers of left and right parentheses
5. (American football) an offensive line with more players on one side of the center than on the other

Translations

Verb

unbalanced

1. simple past tense and past participle of unbalance

English

Etymology

From Old French and Latin erroneus

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?????.n?.?s/, /?????.n?.?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???o?.ni.?s/, /???o?.ni.?s/

Adjective

erroneous (comparative more erroneous, superlative most erroneous)

1. Containing an error; inaccurate.

   His answer to the sum was erroneous.

2. Derived from an error.

   His conclusion was erroneous, since it was based on a false assumption.

3. Mistaken.

   Her choice at the line-up proved to be erroneous, as she had only seen the mugger for an instant.

4. (obsolete) Wandering; erratic.
5. (law) Deviating from the requirements of the law, but without a lack of legal authority, thus not illegal.

   If, while having the power to act, one commits error in the exercise of that power, he acts erroneously.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "erroneous" is often applied: impression, assumption, belief, conclusion, statement, idea, data, view, opinion, judgment, notion, decision, interpretation, diagnosis, conception, theory, reading, instruction, ruling, assessment, doctrine, advice, value, application, thinking, perception, principle, concept, action, description, record, determination, teaching, inference, premise, conviction, reasoning, argument, exclusion, calculation, inclusion, treatment, deductions, analysis.

Synonyms

• errorful, errorous, errory
• (containing an error): inaccurate, incorrect, wrong
• (derived from an error): fallacious, false, faulty, flawed
• (mistaken): mistaken, wrong
• (legal: deviating from the requirements of the law):

Antonyms

• errorless

Derived terms

• erroneously
• erroneousness

Translations

See also

• errant
• erratic
• fallacious