'Mistake' definitions:
Definition of 'mistake'
(from WordNet)
noun
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" [syn: mistake, error, fault]
noun
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" [syn: mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension]
noun
Part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors" [syn: error, mistake]
verb
Identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister" [syn: mistake, misidentify]
verb
Definition of 'Mistake'
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 'Mistake'
From: GCIDE
- Mistake \Mis*take"\, v. i. To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error. [1913 Webster]
- Servants mistake, and sometimes occasion misunderstanding among friends. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Mistake'
From: GCIDE
- Mistake \Mis*take"\ (m[i^]s*t[=a]k"), n.
- 1. An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct. [1913 Webster]
- Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding from all possibility of mistake. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it. [1913 Webster]
- No mistake, surely; without fail; as, it will happen at the appointed time, and no mistake. [Low] [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Blunder; error; bull. See Blunder. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'mistake'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bad job,
- bevue,
- bloomer,
- blooper,
- blunder,
- bobble,
- boggle,
- bonehead play,
- boner,
- boo-boo,
- boob,
- botch,
- bungle,
- clanger,
- clerical error,
- clumsy performance,
- contort,
- corrigendum,
- distort,
- erratum,
- error,
- etourderie,
- failure,
- false step,
- fault,
- faute,
- faux pas,
- flub,
- fluff,
- foozle,
- fumble,
- gaffe,
- garble,
- gaucherie,
- get one wrong,
- get wrong,
- gloss,
- goof,
- hash,
- howler,
- human error,
- indiscretion,
- make a miscue,
- make a mistake,
- mess,
- misapply,
- misapprehend,
- misapprehension,
- miscalculation,
- miscarriage,
- miscite,
- misconceive,
- misconception,
- misconstrue,
- miscount,
- miscue,
- misdeal,
- misdeem,
- misexplain,
- misexplicate,
- misexpound,
- misidentification,
- misidentify,
- misinterpret,
- misjudge,
- misjudgment,
- misplay,
- misprint,
- misquotation,
- misquote,
- misread,
- misrender,
- misreport,
- miss,
- misstatement,
- misstep,
- mistranslate,
- misunderstand,
- misunderstanding,
- misuse,
- muff,
- near-miss,
- off day,
- pervert,
- sad work,
- slip,
- slipup,
- squeeze,
- strain the sense,
- stumble,
- take for,
- torture,
- trip,
- twist the words,
- typo,
- typographical error,
- wrench