mistake (Meaning)

Wordnet

mistake (n)

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

an understanding of something that is not correct

part of a statement that is not correct

Wordnet

mistake (v)

identify incorrectly

to make a mistake or be incorrect

Webster

mistake (v. t.)

To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.

To take or choose wrongly.

To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning.

To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another.

To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.

Webster

mistake (v. i.)

To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.

Webster

mistake (n.)

An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.

Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.

mistake Sentence Examples

  1. I made a mistake by forgetting my keys at home.
  2. It was a silly mistake, but it cost me a lot of time.
  3. We should learn from our mistakes and avoid repeating them.
  4. I accidentally sent the wrong email; it was an embarrassing mistake.
  5. The doctor admitted that he had made a mistake in the diagnosis.
  6. The team's mistake resulted in a loss of the match.
  7. I apologized for my mistake and promised not to do it again.
  8. Avoiding mistakes is impossible, but we can strive to minimize them.
  9. The company's mistake had serious consequences for its customers.
  10. We can't dwell on our mistakes; we need to move forward and learn from them.

FAQs About the word mistake

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accuracy, correctness, exactitude,accuracy, exactness, strictness, precision, exactness, exactitude, precision

I made a mistake by forgetting my keys at home.

It was a silly mistake, but it cost me a lot of time.

We should learn from our mistakes and avoid repeating them.

I accidentally sent the wrong email; it was an embarrassing mistake.