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Mistake

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Noun

1. error, fault, mistake

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

Example Sentences:
'he made a bad mistake'
'she was quick to point out my errors'
'I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults'

2. misapprehension, mistake, misunderstanding

an understanding of something that is not correct

Example Sentences:
'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'

3. error, mistake

part of a statement that is not correct

Example Sentences:
'the book was full of errors'

Verb

4. misidentify, mistake

identify incorrectly

Example Sentences:
'Don't mistake her for her twin sister'

5. err, mistake, slip

to make a mistake or be incorrect

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mistake

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noun
1. 
an error or blunder in action, opinion, or judgment
2. 
a misconception or misunderstanding
verb -takes, -taking, -took or -taken
3. (transitive)
to misunderstand; misinterpret
she mistook his meaning
4. (transitive; foll by for)
to take (for), interpret (as), or confuse (with)
she mistook his direct manner for honesty
5. (transitive)
to choose badly or incorrectly
he mistook his path
6. (intransitive)
to make a mistake in action, opinion, judgment, etc

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Mistake

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verb transitiveWord forms: misˈtook, misˈtaken or Obsoletemisˈtook, misˈtaking
1. 
to understand or perceive wrongly; interpret or judge incorrectly
mistake someone's motives
2. 
to take (someone or something) to be another; recognize or identify incorrectly
to mistake one twin for the other
verb intransitive
3. 
to make a mistake
noun
4. 
a fault in understanding, perception, interpretation, etc.
5. 
an idea, answer, act, etc. that is wrong; error

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Mistake

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n.
1. An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.
2. A misconception or misunderstanding.
v. mis·took (mĭ-stk), mis·tak·en (mĭ-stākən), mis·tak·ing, mis·takes
v.tr.
1. To understand wrongly; misinterpret: mistook my politeness for friendliness.
2. To recognize or identify incorrectly: He mistook her for her sister.
v.intr.
To make a mistake; err.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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