Another word for mistake
mistake
n.
A blunder
A misunderstanding
misapprehension, confusion, misconception, misconstruction, delusion, illusion, overestimation, underestimation, impression, aberration, muddle, bemuddling, confounding, disregarding, misinterpretation, misapplication, misdoubt, misstatement, perversion, perplexity, bewilderment, misjudgment; see also exaggeration 1, misunderstanding 1.
Antonyms knowledge*, certainty, interpretation. See syn. study at error.error.
mistake
v.
err, blunder, slip, lapse, miss, overlook, omit, underestimate, overestimate, fail to know, fail to recognize, substitute, misjudge, misapprehend, misconceive, misunderstand, confound, misinterpret, misconstrue, confuse, botch, bungle, be at cross purposes, have the wrong impression, tangle, snarl, slip up, mix, make a mess of*, come a cropper*, miss the boat*, slip a cog*, put one's foot in one's mouth*.
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Another word for mistake
An act or thought that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true:
erratum, error, inaccuracy, incorrectness, lapse, miscue, misstep, slip, slip-up, trip. See correct
To make an error or mistake:
err, miscue, slip, slip up, stumble, trip up. See correctTo understand incorrectly:
misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misread, misunderstand. See understandTo take (one thing) mistakenly for another:
confound, confuse, mix up. See correct
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