(n.) An incorrect statement.

abstractionism bloomer blooper blunder clerical error coloring confabulation corrigendum deformation distortion equivocation erratum error exaggeration expressionism fabrication failure false coloring false swearing falsehood falsification falsifying fault faute faux pas gaffe garbling howler human error hyperbole inaccuracy injustice lapsus linguae lie litotes misapprehension miscalculation miscarriage miscitation miscoloring misconception misconstruction miscount misdeal misdrawing misidentification misinterpretation misjudgment mispainting misplay misprint misquotation misreport misrepresentation miss mistake misteaching misunderstanding misuse nonrealism overdrawing overstatement perjury perversion prevarication slanting solecism straining twisting typo typographical error understatement untruth