mistake

1 :  a wrong judgment :  misunderstanding

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

1 :  misunderstand It was easy to mistake her message.

2 :  to fail to recognize correctly She mistook me for someone else.

1 :  a wrong judgment or action She was accused by mistake.

2 :  something that is incorrect Correct the mistakes on your paper.

1 :  an unintentional error especially in legal procedure or form that does not indicate bad faith and that commonly warrants excuse or relief by the court the court's power to revise a judgment because of fraud, mistake, or irregularity a clerical mistake

2 :  an erroneous belief: as a :  a state of mind that is not in accordance with the facts existing at the time a contract is made and that may be a ground for the rescission or reformation of the contract b :  a misconception at the time of an offense alleged by a defendant mistake of fact 1 :  a mistake regarding a fact or facts especially that significantly affects the performance of a contract 2 :  a criminal defense that attempts to eliminate culpability on the ground that the defendant operated from an unintentional misunderstanding of fact rather than from a criminal purpose mistake of law :  a mistake involving the misunderstanding or incorrect application of law in regard to an act, contract, transaction, determination, or state of affairs; also :  a criminal defense alleging such a mistake Editor's note: In both contract and criminal law a mistake of law is a weaker ground for relief or acquittal than a mistake of fact. mutual mistake :  a mistake common to both parties to a contract who were in agreement about the purpose or terms of the contract reformed the contract because of a mutual mistake unilateral mistake :  a mistake on the part of one party to a contract that is usually not a ground for rescission or reformation unless one party stands to profit or benefit improperly from the mistake