mistake

Nouns

  • (n) 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
    error, fault,
  • (n) 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
    misapprehension, misunderstanding,
  • (n) part of a statement that is not correct
    • the book was full of errors
    error,

Verbs

  • (v) identify incorrectly
    • Don't mistake her for her twin sister
    misidentify,
  • (v) to make a mistake or be incorrect err, slip,

Synonyms

error fault misidentify misapprehension misunderstanding err slip

See also

slip up trip up stumble

Words of close approximity

mistaken mistakenly