Othello error

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An erroneous conclusion that someone is lying based on signs of stress.
    — Out of such turmoil, it must be expected that some significant percent of Othello errors (false positives) will subsequently be improperly scored as hits when innocent subjects "confess" in return for a reduced charge.

词形变化

Othello errors plural

词源

From Shakespeare's play Othello, in which the title character misinterprets his wife's distress as proof of her infidelity.
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