Definition:
- (v. t.) To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.
- (v. t.) To take or choose wrongly.
- (v. t.) To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning.
- (v. t.) To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another.
- (v. t.) To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.
- (v. i.) To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.
- (n.) An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.
- (n.) Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.
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misken vs. mistake
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false vs. mistake
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lie vs. mistake
flaw vs. mistake
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failure vs. mistake
clawback vs. mistake
mistake vs. unerringly
mistakable vs. mistake
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infallibility vs. mistake
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mistake vs. mistakenly
mistake vs. misthought
misprint vs. mistake
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blooper vs. mistake
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