growingerror
nounUK /ˈɡrəʊɪŋ ˈerə/
US /ˈɡroʊɪŋ ˈerər/
A mistake that keeps getting bigger as time goes on.
The small mistake in the recipe became a growingerror that ruined the whole cake.
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2. A flaw in a plan that becomes more serious the longer the plan runs.
The growingerror in the budget meant they had to borrow more money each month.
3. A learning mistake that gets worse when it is not corrected early.
His growingerror in math made later lessons much harder to understand.
4. A small computer bug that causes bigger failures over time.
The growingerror in the code eventually crashed the entire program.