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Mistake

noun
/mɪˈsteɪk/
Word Frequency: 18.5

Definitions

1.nounAn error; a blunder.
2.nounA pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard-to-hit location, but instead ends up in an easy-to-hit place.
3.verbTo understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
"Don't mistake my kindness for weakness."
4.verbTo misunderstand (someone).
5.verbTo commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
6.verbTo take or choose wrongly.

Synonyms

misapprehensionmisunderstandingmisidentifyerrorfaulterrconfoundconfuseslipmisstatementmisclassificationmisinterpretation

Rhymes With

breakopaqueforsakeacheslakeheartachetakemake
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