'Mistaking' definitions:
Definition of 'mistaking'
(from WordNet)
noun
Putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning" [syn: misinterpretation, misunderstanding, mistaking]
Definition of 'Mistaking'
From: GCIDE
- Mistake \Mis*take"\ (m[i^]s*t[=a]k"), v. t. [imp. & obs. p. p. Mistook (m[i^]s*t[oo^]k"); p. p. Mistaken (m[i^]s*t[=a]k"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Mistaking.] [Pref. mis- + take: cf. Icel. mistaka.]
- 1. To take or choose wrongly. [Obs. or R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- My father's purposes have been mistook. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another. [1913 Webster]
- A man may mistake the love of virtue for the practice of it. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge. [1913 Webster]
- Mistake me not so much, To think my poverty is treacherous. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Mistaking'
From: GCIDE
- Mistaking \Mis*tak"ing\, n. An error; a mistake. --Shak. [1913 Webster]