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    mistake
    /mɪˈsteɪk/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. be wrong about: "because I was inexperienced I mistook the nature of our relationship" Similar misunderstandmisinterpretget wrongput a wrong interpretation on

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  2. Learn the meaning of mistake as a noun and a verb, with usage examples and synonyms. Find out how to use mistake in phrases and idioms, and how to pronounce it.

  3. Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word mistake, which can be a verb or a noun. Find out how to use mistake in legal contexts and phrases.

  4. A mistake is an error, a goof, a slip-up. When you make a mistake, you've done something incorrectly. Mistake has a lot of uses, but they all have to do with doing the wrong thing. A mistake in math class will result in the wrong answer, but a mistake with a gun could get someone killed.

  5. A mistake, grave or trivial, is caused by bad judgment or a disregard of rule or principle: It was a mistake to argue. A blunder is a careless, stupid, or gross mistake in action or speech, suggesting awkwardness, heedlessness, or ignorance: Through his blunder the message was lost.

  6. A mistake is an error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness. It can also be a misconception or misunderstanding. See synonyms, pronunciation, and translations of mistake in English and Spanish.

  7. Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the word mistake in British and American English. Find out the difference between mistake and irony, and see how to use mistake in sentences and idioms.

  8. Learn the meaning of mistake as a noun, adjective, verb and adverb, and see how to use it in different contexts. Find synonyms, antonyms, collocations and common errors for mistake.