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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mistake \Mis*take"\ (m[i^]s*t[=a]k"), noun
1. An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.
Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding from all possibility of mistake. --Tillotson.
2. (Law) Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.
{No mistake}, surely; without fail; as, it will happen at the appointed time, and no mistake. [Low]
Syn: Blunder; error; bull. See {Blunder}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mistake \Mis*take"\ (m[i^]s*t[=a]k"), verb (used with an object) [imp. & obs. p. p. {Mistook} (m[i^]s*t[oo^]k"); p. p. {Mistaken} (m[i^]s*t[=a]k"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mistaking}.] [Pref. mis- + take: cf. Icel. mistaka.]
1. To take or choose wrongly. [Obs. or R.] --Shak.
2. To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning. --Locke.
My father's purposes have been mistook. --Shak.
3. To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another.
A man may mistake the love of virtue for the practice of it. --Johnson.
4. To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.
Mistake me not so much, To think my poverty is treacherous. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mistake \Mis*take"\, verb (used without an object) To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.
Servants mistake, and sometimes occasion misunderstanding among friends. --Swift.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
mistake
noun
1: 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" [syn: {error}, {fault}]
2: 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" [syn: {misunderstanding}, {misapprehension}]
3: part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors" [syn: {error}]
verb
1: identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister" [syn: {misidentify}]
2: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: {err}, {slip}] [also: {mistook}, {mistaken}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
97 Moby Thesaurus words for "mistake": bad job, bevue, bloomer, blooper, blunder, bobble, boggle, bonehead play, boner, boo-boo, boob, botch, bungle, clanger, clerical error, clumsy performance, contort, corrigendum, distort, erratum, error, etourderie, failure, false step, fault, faute, faux pas, flub, fluff, foozle, fumble, gaffe, garble, gaucherie, get one wrong, get wrong, gloss, goof, hash, howler, human error, indiscretion, make a miscue, make a mistake, mess, misapply, misapprehend, misapprehension, miscalculation, miscarriage, miscite, misconceive, misconception, misconstrue, miscount, miscue, misdeal, misdeem, misexplain, misexplicate, misexpound, misidentification, misidentify, misinterpret, misjudge, misjudgment, misplay, misprint, misquotation, misquote, misread, misrender, misreport, miss, misstatement, misstep, mistranslate, misunderstand, misunderstanding, misuse, muff, near-miss, off day, pervert, sad work, slip, slipup, squeeze, strain the sense, stumble, take for, torture, trip, twist the words, typo, typographical error, wrench
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