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mistake

(m/I/'st/eI/k )

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention(noun.act)

Example:
He made a bad mistake.

Synonym:
error, fault

source: wordnet30
an understanding of something that is not correct(noun.cognition)

Example:
He wasn't going to admit his mistake.
Make no mistake about his intentions.

Synonym:
misapprehension, misunderstanding

source: wordnet30
part of a statement that is not correct(noun.communication)

Synonym:
error

source: wordnet30
An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.(noun)

source: webster1913

identify incorrectly(verb.cognition)

Example:
Don't mistake her for her twin sister.

Synonym:
misidentify

source: wordnet30
to make a mistake or be incorrect(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
err, slip

source: wordnet30
To take or choose wrongly.(verb)

source: webster1913
To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.(verb)

source: webster1913

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