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Meaning of 'mistake' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mistake [ n.]
- An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.
- Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.
2 . Mistake [ v. i.]
- To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.
3 . Mistake [ v. t.]
- To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.
- To take or choose wrongly.
- To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning.
- To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another.
- To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.

Meaning of 'mistake' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mistake [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Example in sentence:
  • he made a bad mistake;
  • I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults;
  • she was quick to point out my errors
Meaning (2):
- an understanding of something that is not correct
Example in sentence:
  • 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
Meaning (3):
- part of a statement that is not correct
Example in sentence:
  • the book was full of errors
4 . mistake [ v]
Meaning (4):
- identify incorrectly
Example in sentence:
  • Don't mistake her for her twin sister

Nearby Words:

mis mis- misacceptation misaccompt misadjust misadjustment misadventure misadventured misadventurous misadvertence

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