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mistake
[ mi-steyk ]
noun
- an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
Synonyms: oversight, fault, erratum, inaccuracy
- a misunderstanding or misconception.
Antonyms: understanding
verb (used with object)
- to regard or identify wrongly as something or someone else:
I mistook him for the mayor.
- to understand, interpret, or evaluate wrongly; misunderstand; misinterpret.
Synonyms: err, misjudge, misconceive
verb (used without object)
- to be in error.
mistake
/ mɪˈsteɪk /
noun
- an error or blunder in action, opinion, or judgment
- a misconception or misunderstanding
verb
- tr to misunderstand; misinterpret
she mistook his meaning
- trfoll byfor to take (for), interpret (as), or confuse (with)
she mistook his direct manner for honesty
- tr to choose badly or incorrectly
he mistook his path
- intr to make a mistake in action, opinion, judgment, etc
Confusables Note
Derived Forms
- misˈtaker, noun
Other Words From
- mis·taker noun
- mis·taking·ly adverb
- unmis·taking adjective
- unmis·taking·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of mistake1
Idioms and Phrases
- and no mistake, for certain; surely:
He's an honorable person, and no mistake.
More idioms and phrases containing mistake
In addition to the idiom beginning with mistake , also see by mistake ; make no mistake .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
John says no further explanation was needed: "That meant whoever is presumed to be a government soldier, or a thief, or whoever makes a mistake, will be killed - immediately."
Police previously said they were exploring several lines of enquiry, including the possibility that Ms Penney was the victim of mistaken identity.
But make no mistake this is also about control.
He made the mistake of appearing on a Voice of America radio segment to speak about his immigrant experience, which was broadcast across Central America.
Not to be mistaken with the pub and music hall on Botanic Avenue, The Empire Theatre was situated on Victoria Square and opened to the public in 1894.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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