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- [mi-steyk]
- /mɪˈsteɪk/
- /mɪˈsteɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mi-steyk]
- /mɪˈsteɪk/
Definitions of mistake word
- noun mistake an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc. 1
- noun mistake a misunderstanding or misconception. 1
- verb with object mistake to regard or identify wrongly as something or someone else: I mistook him for the mayor. 1
- verb with object mistake to understand, interpret, or evaluate wrongly; misunderstand; misinterpret. 1
- verb without object mistake to be in error. 1
- idioms mistake and no mistake, for certain; surely: He's an honorable person, and no mistake. 1
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Origin of mistake
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-30; Middle English mistaken (v.) < Old Norse mistaka to take in error. See mis-1, take
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Parts of speech for Mistake
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mistake popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mistake usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mistake
verb mistake
- misread — Read (a piece of text) wrongly.
- misinterpret — Interpret (something or someone) wrongly.
- miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
- overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
- confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
noun mistake
- gaffe — a social blunder; faux pas.
- faux pas — a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.
- misstep — a wrong step.
- blooper — A blooper is a silly mistake.
- miscalculation — An act of miscalculating; an error or misjudgment.
Antonyms for mistake
verb mistake
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- interpret — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
- understand — to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
- correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
noun mistake
- accuracy — The accuracy of information or measurements is their quality of being true or correct, even in small details.
- correction — Corrections are marks or comments made on a piece of work, especially school work, which indicate where there are mistakes and what are the right answers.
- correctness — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
- perfection — the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
- remembrance — a retained mental impression; memory.
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