mis·take
mis·take/məˈstāk/
noun
an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong.
"coming here was a mistake"
synonyms: error, fault, inaccuracy, omission, slip, blunder, miscalculation, misunderstanding, flaw, oversight, misinterpretation, fallacy, gaffe, faux pas, solecism, misapprehension, misconception, misreading, slip-up, boo-boo, howler, boner, fail, boob, clanger, goof, bloomer, misreckoning
verb
be wrong about.
"because I was inexperienced I mistook the nature of our relationship"
synonyms: misunderstand, misinterpret, get wrong, put a wrong interpretation on, misconstrue, misapprehend, misread, miss, take amiss, be wrong, be in error, be at fault, be under a misapprehension, be misinformed, be misguided, be wide of the mark, be barking up the wrong tree, get the wrong end of the stick
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2. a. : to misunderstand the meaning or intention of : misinterpret. don't mistake me, I mean exactly what I said. b.
an action or decision that is wrong or produces a result that is not correct or not intended: We all make mistakes.
Mistake definition: an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
A mistake is an error, a goof, a slip-up. When you make a mistake, you've done something incorrectly.
SYNONYMS 1. inaccuracy, erratum, fault, oversight. mistake, blunder, error, slip refer to deviations from right, accuracy, correctness, or truth.
MISTAKE | definition in the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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to not understand something correctly: I think you mistook my meaning.
something that is not correct : a wrong action, statement, or judgment : error. It would be a mistake to assume that we can rely on their help.
a thought or action that is not correct; error. The teacher noticed his mistake on the test. synonyms: · error, fault · similar words: · blunder, delusion, ...