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mistake

noun

1 mistake

A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention:
— He made a bad mistake.

synonyms: error, fault.

Roget 495: error, fallacy; misconception, misapprehension, misstanding, misunderstanding; inexactness etc. adj.; laxity; misconstruction etc. (misinterpretation) 523; ... show more

Dutch: abuis, afdwaling, feil, fout, lapsus, onjuistheid, vergissing, verwarring
Polish: pomylenie się, potknięcie się, omylenie się

2 mistake

An understanding of something that is not correct:
— He wasn't going to admit his mistake.
— Make no mistake about his intentions.

synonyms: misapprehension, misunderstanding.

Roget 523: misinterpretation, misapprehension, misunderstanding, misacceptation, misconstruction, misapplication; catachresis; eisegesis; cross-reading, cross-purposes; mistake etc. 495.    misrepresentation, ... show more

Dutch: misvatting, beoordelingsfout, malentendu, misverstand
Polish: omyłka, kiks, błąd, pomyłka

3 mistake

Part of a statement that is not correct.

synonym: error.

verb

1 mistake

Identify incorrectly:
— Don't mistake her for her twin sister.

synonym: misidentify.

Roget 699: be unskillful etc. adj.; not see an inch beyond one's nose; blunder, bungle, boggle, fumble, botch, bitch, flounder, stumble, trip; hobble ... show more

Roget 523: misinterpret, misapprehend, misunderstand, misconceive, misspell, mistranslate, misconstrue, misapply; mistake etc. 495.    misrepresent, pervert; ... show more

2 mistake

To make a mistake or be incorrect.

synonyms: err, slip.

Roget 495: be erroneous etc. adj.. cause error; mislead, misguide; lead astray, lead into error; beguile, misinform etc. (misteach) 538; delude; ... show more

Dutch: in de fout gaan, vergissing, een fout maken, fout, maken, dwalen, zich vergissen, vergissen


Moby thesaurus: bad job, bevue, bloomer, blooper, blunder, bobble, boggle, bonehead play, boner, boo-boo, boob, botch, bungle, clanger, clerical error, clumsy performance, contort, corrigendum, distort, erratum ... show more.

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