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a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
he made a bad mistake; she was quick to point out my errors; I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
(noun) misapprehension, misunderstanding
an understanding of something that is not correct
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
(noun) error
part of a statement that is not correct
the book was full of errors
to make a mistake or be incorrect
(verb) misidentify
identify incorrectly
Don't mistake her for her twin sister