| mistake | (n) a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention, Syn. fault, error, Example: he made a bad mistake; she was quick to point out my errors; I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults |
| mistake | (n) an understanding of something that is not correct, Syn. misunderstanding, misapprehension, Example: 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 |
| mistake | (v) identify incorrectly, Syn. misidentify, Example: Don't mistake her for her twin sister |
| mistakenly | (adv) in a mistaken manner, Syn. erroneously, Example: he mistakenly believed it |
| Mistakable | a. Liable to be mistaken; capable of being misconceived. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Mistake | n. Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding from all possibility of mistake. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Mistake | v. t. My father's purposes have been mistook. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] A man may mistake the love of virtue for the practice of it. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ] Mistake me not so much, |
| Mistake | 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 ] |
| Mistaken | p.a. |
| Mistakenly | adv. By mistake. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Mistakenness | n. Erroneousness. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Mistaker | n. One who mistakes. [ 1913 Webster ] Well meaning ignorance of some mistakers. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Mistaking | n. An error; a mistake. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Mistakingly | adv. Erroneously. [ 1913 Webster ] |