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- DictionaryMis·take/məˈstāk/
noun
- 1. an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong: "coming here was a mistake"
verb
- 1. be wrong about: "because I was inexperienced I mistook the nature of our relationship"
Definitions of mistake. noun. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention. “he made a bad mistake ”. synonyms: error, fault. see more. noun. an understanding of something that is not correct. “he wasn't going to admit his mistake ”.
1 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.
mistake. noun. /mɪˈsteɪk/ Idioms. 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. Don't worry, we all make mistakes. You are making a big mistake. Leaving school so young was the biggest mistake of my life. a terrible/serious/huge mistake.
6 days ago · A mistake is something or part of something which is incorrect or not right . Her mother sighed and rubbed out another mistake in the crossword puzzle. ...spelling mistakes. 3. verb. If you mistake one person or thing for another, you wrongly think that they are the other person or thing. I mistook you for Carlos. [VERB noun + for]
Check pronunciation: mistake. Definition of mistake verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
something that you do or think that is wrong: a spelling mistake. He made a lot of mistakes in his written test. [ + to do sth ] It would be a big mistake to leave school. [ + of + doing sth ] She made the mistake of giving him her phone number. Fewer examples. We can't let a mistake like this happen again. It was an innocent mistake.
4 days ago · to be in error. SYNONYMS 1. inaccuracy, erratum, fault, oversight. 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.
