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# an unforced error

phrase (noun phrase: an unforced error, unforced errors)

«an unforced error» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (sport) a mistake not caused by the other player, as in tennis.
2. (idiom) a needless mistake that you make yourself.

### In the lessons

Tennis and sport term, now used in politics and business for silly self-made mistakes; all regions.

### Examples

- She lost the set with too many unforced errors.
- The minister's tweet was an unforced error.
- Forgetting the passport was an unforced error.
- Commentator: «That's his tenth unforced error of the match.»
- Chat: «Typo in the CV? Unforced error.»
- Teacher: «Losing marks for not writing your name is an unforced error.»

### Note

Means a mistake that was nobody else's fault. In tennis stats, unforced errors are counted to compare players.