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   Mis·take

   /məˈstāk/

   

   noun

   • 1. an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong: "coming here was a mistake" Similar errorfaultinaccuracyomissionslipblundermiscalculationmisunderstandingflawoversightmisinterpretationfallacygaffefaux passolecismmisapprehensionmisconceptionmisreadinginformal:slip-upboo-boohowlerbonerfailboobclangergoofinformal, dated:bloomerrare:misreckoning
   • ▪ something, especially a word, figure, or fact, which is not correct; an inaccuracy: "a couple of spelling mistakes" Similar misprintprinting error/mistaketypographical error/mistaketypesetting error/mistakekeyboarding error/mistakekeying error/mistaketyping error/mistakecorrigendumerratumliteralinformal:typo

   verb

   • 1. be wrong about: "because I was inexperienced I mistook the nature of our relationship" Similar misunderstandmisinterpretget wrongput a wrong interpretation onmisconstruemisapprehendmisreadmisstake amiss
   • ▪ wrongly identify someone or something as: "she thought he'd mistaken her for someone else" Similar confuse withmix up withtake formisinterpret asconfound with

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): from Old Norse mistaka ‘take in error’, probably influenced in sense by Old French mesprendre.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mistakable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • Mistake definition: an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.. See examples of MISTAKE used in a sentence.

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   • Now the word mistake is a noun here, but it can be a verb too. And then it means you think one thing is another. For example, you have to keep your pills safe because children might mistake them for candy. Mistake is an irregular verb – mistake, mistook, mistaken.

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   • In addition to the idiom beginning with mistake , also see by mistake; make no mistake. Mistake, blunder, error, slip refer to deviations from right, accuracy, correctness, or truth. A mistake, grave or trivial, is caused by bad judgment or a disregard of rule or principle: It was a mistake to argue.

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   Definition of mistake noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   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.

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   MISTAKE definition: 1. something that you do or think that is wrong: 2. If you do something by mistake, you do it…. Learn more.

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   1. : to blunder in the choice of. mistook her way in the dark. 2. a. : to misunderstand the meaning or intention of : misinterpret. don't mistake me, I mean exactly what I said. b. : to make a wrong judgment of the character or ability of. The army's leaders mistook the strength of the enemy. 3. : to identify wrongly : confuse with another.

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   mistake. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English mis‧take1 /məˈsteɪk/ S2 W2 noun 1 [ countable] something that has been done in the wrong way, or an opinion or statement that is incorrect → error mistake in We may have made a mistake in our calculations.

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   noun. /mɪˈsteɪk/ an action or an opinion that is not correct, or that produces a result that you did not want It's easy to make a mistake. This letter is addressed to someone else—there must be some mistake. It would be a mistake to ignore his opinion. Don't worry, we all make mistakes. You must try to learn from your mistakes.

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   MISTAKE meaning: 1 : something that is not correct a wrong action, statement, or judgment error often used with make; 2 : used to stress the truth or accuracy of a statement