Mistake (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
  2. a misunderstanding or misconception.
verb (used with object), mis·took [mi-stook], /mɪˈstʊk/, mis·tak·en [mi-stey-kuhn], /mɪˈsteɪ kən/, mis·tak·ing.
  1. to regard or identify wrongly as something or someone else: I mistook him for the mayor.
  2. to understand, interpret, or evaluate wrongly; misunderstand; misinterpret.
verb (used without object), mis·took [mi-stook], /mɪˈstʊk/, mis·tak·en [mi-stey-kuhn], /mɪˈsteɪ kən/, mis·tak·ing.
  1. to be in error.
Idioms
  1. for certain; surely: He's an honorable person, and no mistake.
noun
  1. an error or blunder in action, opinion, or judgment
  2. a misconception or misunderstanding
verb -takes, -taking, -took or -taken
  1. to misunderstand; misinterpret
  2. to take (for), interpret (as), or confuse (with)
  3. to choose badly or incorrectly
  4. to make a mistake in action, opinion, judgment, etc
Mistake (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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