"Othello error" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Othello errors [plural]
Etymology: From Shakespeare's play Othello, in which the title character misinterprets his wife's distress as proof of her infidelity. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Othello error (plural Othello errors)
  1. An erroneous conclusion that someone is lying based on signs of stress. Categories (topical): William Shakespeare
    Sense id: en-Othello_error-en-noun-hjORY~NQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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