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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mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error. dialed the wrong number by mistake.
Mistake definition: an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
an action or decision that is wrong or produces a result that is not correct or not intended: We all make mistakes.
Synonyms for MISTAKE: blunder, error, misjudgment, miscalculation, trip, misstep, misunderstanding, misapprehension; Antonyms of MISTAKE: accuracy, ...
A mistake is an error, a goof, a slip-up. When you make a mistake, you've done something incorrectly.
Duration: 2:31
Posted: Apr 18, 2024
Posted: Apr 18, 2024
mistake in American English · 1. an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc · 2.
From Middle English mistaken, from Old Norse mistaka (“to take in error, to miscarry”); equivalent to mis- + take. Cognate with Icelandic mistaka (“to mistake”) ...
Duration: 2:24
Posted: Apr 11, 2024
Posted: Apr 11, 2024
A mistake is something such as an action or a decision that accidentally produces an unwanted and often bad result. Cambridge English Thesaurus © Cambridge ...