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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

nonaccomplishment, nonachievement go
an act that does not achieve its intended goal

mistake, error, fault go
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo
an embarrassing mistake

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bobble go
the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball
snafu go
an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up
spectacle go
a blunder that makes you look ridiculous
bull go
a serious and ludicrous blunder
fumble, muff go
(sports) dropping the ball
fluff go
a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
slip, faux pas, gaffe, solecism, gaucherie go
a socially awkward or tactless act
howler go
a glaring blunder
clanger go
a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate
trip, trip-up, stumble, misstep go
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder