Erred

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ɜːd/

Definitions

1. Committed a fault or incorrect action by choosing wrongly
2. Acted inaccurately or failed to achieve correctness through error
3. Made an error or deviated from what is right or true

Etymology: "Erred" is an inflected form of "err," the verb for making a mistake or doing something wrong. "Err" descends from Latin "errare," meaning to wander or stray, and reached English through Old French "errer." The moral sense grew out of the literal one. Someone who strays from the right path has gone off course, and that same image of wandering away from what is correct gave the verb its meaning of choosing wrongly.

Synonyms: mistaken, blundered, misjudged

Antonyms: corrected, succeeded, achieved