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mistake

/ mistake /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
"he made a bad mistake"
"she was quick to point out my errors"
"I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
Type of:
nonaccomplishment nonachievement
Kinds of:
blot smear smirch spot stain
Derived:
blame fault err slip
noun Sense 2
an understanding of something that is not correct
"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"
Type of:
misconception
Derived:
misconstrue misinterpret misconceive misunderstand misapprehend
verb Sense 3
identify incorrectly
"Don''t mistake her for her twin sister"
Type of:
identify
Kinds of:
confuse confound
Derived:
misinterpretation misunderstanding mistaking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 4
part of a statement that is not correct
"the book was full of errors"
Type of:
misstatement
Kinds of:
corrigendum misprint erratum typographical error typo
Derived:
err slip
verb Sense 5
to make a mistake or be incorrect
Kinds of:
misremember stumble slip up trip up misjudge
Derived:
slip slip-up miscue parapraxis error
See also:
stumble slip up trip up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
61%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
44
Times Searched
3
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nonaccomplishment nonachievement blot smear smirch spot stain misconception identify confuse confound misstatement