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- Dictionarymistake/mɪˈsteɪk/
noun
- 1. an act or judgement that is misguided or wrong: "coming here was a mistake" Similar
verb
- 1. be wrong about: "because I was inexperienced I mistook the nature of our relationship" Similar
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1. : to blunder in the choice of. mistook her way in the dark. 2. a. : to misunderstand the meaning or intention of : misinterpret. don't mistake me, I mean exactly what I said. b. : to make a wrong judgment of the character or ability of. The army's leaders mistook the strength of the enemy. 3. : to identify wrongly : confuse with another.
MISTAKE definition: 1. an action, decision, or judgment that produces an unwanted or unintentional result: 2. by…. Learn more.
A mistake is an error, a goof, a slip-up. When you make a mistake, you've done something incorrectly. Mistake has a lot of uses, but they all have to do with doing the wrong thing. A mistake in math class will result in the wrong answer, but a mistake with a gun could get someone killed.
Mistake definition: an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.. See examples of MISTAKE used in a sentence.
an action or an opinion that is not correct, or that produces a result that you did not want. It's easy to make a mistake. Don't worry, we all make mistakes. You are making a big mistake. Leaving school so young was the biggest mistake of my life. a terrible/serious/huge mistake. It’s a common mistake (= one that a lot of people make).
mistake refers to a wrong action, belief, or judgment; it may also suggest an incorrect understanding, perception, or interpretation: a mistake in arithmetic; It was a mistake to trust them. error is similar in sense, but may mean a deviation from a moral standard: I finally saw the error of my ways. blunder suggests a careless, clumsy, or ...
MISTAKE definition: 1. something that you do or think that is wrong: 2. If you do something by mistake, you do it…. Learn more.
See synonyms for mistake on Thesaurus.com noun an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
noun. /mɪˈsteɪk/ an action or an opinion that is not correct, or that produces a result that you did not want It's easy to make a mistake. This letter is addressed to someone else—there must be some mistake. It would be a mistake to ignore his opinion. Don't worry, we all make mistakes. You must try to learn from your mistakes.
A mistake, grave or trivial, is caused by bad judgment or a disregard of rule or principle: It was a mistake to argue. A blunder is a careless, stupid, or gross mistake in action or speech, suggesting awkwardness, heedlessness, or ignorance: Through his blunder the message was lost.
