mistake

²mistake

noun

Definition of MISTAKE

1

: a wrong judgment : misunderstanding

2

: a wrong action or statement proceeding from faulty judgment, inadequate knowledge, or inattention

Examples of MISTAKE

1. It would be a mistake to assume that we can rely on their help.
2. There must be some mistake.
3. The manuscript contains numerous spelling mistakes.
4. There's a mistake in the schedule.
5. “When does the movie start?” “At 8:00. No, wait—my mistake—it starts at 8:30.”

First Known Use of MISTAKE

1600

Related to MISTAKE

Synonyms: misapprehension, miscalculation, misjudging, misjudgment, misstep, slip, slipup

Related Words: blunder, boner, boob [British], clinker, errancy, error, fault, flub, fumble, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, stumble, trip; foul-up, muff; misstatement; misconception, misconstruction, misconstruing, misimpression, misinterpretation, misprision, misunderstanding

Near Antonyms: accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, strictness; inerrancy, infallibility, perfection

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