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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieserror no forzado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eˈror no forˈsa.ðo
"El partido se decidió por un error no forzado en el último punto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An error in a game or match that is caused by the player's own blunder rather than by the winning play or difficult shot of an opponent.
"Her excessive number of unforced errors in the second set ultimately cost her the tennis match." - 2
An avoidable mistake or miscalculation committed in a non-sporting context due to poor judgment, carelessness, or lack of preparation rather than external pressure.
"Announcing the policy change without consulting the stakeholders was a major unforced error for the administration."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originally popularized in sports terminology, particularly tennis and table tennis, during the mid-20th century, combining the prefix 'un-' (not), the past participle of 'force' (derived from Old French 'forcer' and Latin 'fortis'), and 'error' (from Latin 'errare', to wander or stray). Over time, the term migrated from athletic contexts into general business, political, and everyday vernacular to describe self-inflicted mistakes made without external pressure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unforced error" is said worldwide
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faute directe
Transliteration: fôt di.ʁɛkt
"Il a commis trop de fautes directes pour espérer remporter la partie."
leichter Fehler
Transliteration: ˈlaɪç.tɐ ˈfɛː.lɐ
"Das Match wurde durch viele unforced errors im letzten Satz entschieden."
errore non forzato
Transliteration: erˈroː.re non forˈt͡saː.to
"Il tennista ha perso il set a causa di troppi errori non forzati."
error no forzado
Transliteration: eˈror no forˈsa.ðo
"El partido se decidió por un error no forzado en el último punto."
erro não forçado
Transliteration: ˈe.ru nãw fuɾˈsa.du
"O jogador perdeu a concentração e cometeu um erro não forçado crucial."
बिना दबाव की गलती
Transliteration: binā dabāv kī galtī
"मैatch के आखिरी पलों में बिना दबाव की गलती भारी पड़ी।"
非受迫性失误
Transliteration: fēi shòupòxìng shīwù
"他在关键局中出现了太多非受迫性失误。"
범실
Transliteration: beomsil
"선수의 잦은 범실이 경기 패배의 원인이었다."
アンフォーストエラー
Transliteration: anfōsuto erā
"終盤のアンフォーストエラーが勝敗を分けた。"
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