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| 1. | [ noun ] a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention | |
| Synonyms: | error fault | |
| Examples: | "he made a bad mistake" "she was quick to point out my errors" "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" |
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| Related terms: | nonaccomplishment oversight omission blunder miscalculation stupidity slip ballup confusion incursion distortion blot footfault revoke blame | |
| 2. | [ verb ] identify incorrectly | |
| Synonyms: | misidentify | |
| Examples: | "Don't mistake her for her twin sister" |
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| Related terms: | identify misinterpretation | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an understanding of something that is not correct | |
| Synonyms: | misapprehension misunderstanding | |
| Examples: | "he wasn't going to admit his mistake" "make no mistake about his intentions" "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister" |
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| Related terms: | misconception misconstrue | |
| 4. | [ verb ] mistake one thing for another | |
| Synonyms: | confuse confound | |
| Examples: | "you are confusing me with the other candidate" "I mistook her for the secretary" |
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| Related terms: | interpret confuse jumble confuse | |
| 5. | [ noun ] part of a statement that is not correct | |
| Synonyms: | error | |
| Examples: | "the book was full of errors" |
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| Related terms: | misstatement corrigendum misprint err | |
| 6. | [ verb ] to make a mistake or be incorrect | |
| Synonyms: | err slip | |
| Related terms: | misjudge stumble misremember fall_for stumble erroneousness slip errancy | |
| Similar spelling: |
mistaken mistakenly mistaking |
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