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Textual thesaurus for "mistake"

(noun) error, fault

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


(verb) err, slip

to make a mistake or be incorrect


(verb) misidentify

identify incorrectly

Don't mistake her for her twin sister