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Mistaking

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Imbroglio 76% connected

An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction.

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Misconstruction 76% connected

Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation.

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Misreading 76% connected

of Misread

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Interpretation 76% connected

The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream…

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Misinterpretation 92% connected

The act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken interpretation.

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Misunderstanding 92% connected

of Misunderstand

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Clarification noun · 86% connection

an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"

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Construction noun · 86% connection

an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"

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Elucidation noun · 86% connection

an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"

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Exegesis noun · 86% connection

an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)

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Exposition noun · 86% connection

a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

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Expounding noun · 86% connection

a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

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Illumination noun · 86% connection

an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"

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Popularization noun · 86% connection

an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable

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Reading noun · 86% connection

a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading, it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"

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Reconstruction noun · 86% connection

an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence

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Twist noun · 86% connection

an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"

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Version noun · 86% connection

an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine"

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Battle noun · 85% connection

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga"; "he…

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Conflict noun · 85% connection

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga"; "he…

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Engagement noun · 85% connection

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga"; "he…

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Fight noun · 85% connection

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga"; "he…

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Assault noun · 84% connection

close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

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Combat noun · 84% connection

an engagement fought between two military forces

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Abash verb · 78% connection

To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority;…

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Amiss noun · 78% connection

A fault, wrong, or mistake.

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Aright adverb · 78% connection

Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; as, to worship God aright.

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Blunder verb · 78% connection

To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in writing or preparing a medical prescription.

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Bracket noun · 78% connection

One of two characters [], used to inclose a reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded from a sentence, to indicate an…

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Confound verb · 78% connection

To mistake for another; to identify falsely.

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Detect verb · 78% connection

To uncover; to discover; to find out; to bring to light; as, to detect a crime or a criminal; to detect a mistake in an account.

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Double verb · 78% connection

To set up a word or words a second time by mistake; to make a doublet.

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Egregious adjective · 78% connection

Surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished (in a bad sense); -- formerly used with words importing a good quality, but now joined with w…

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Err verb · 78% connection

To miss intellectual truth; to fall into error; to mistake in judgment or opinion; to be mistaken.

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Erratum noun · 78% connection

An error or mistake in writing or printing.

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Error noun · 78% connection

A wandering or deviation from the right course or standard; irregularity; mistake; inaccuracy; something made wrong or left wrong; as,…

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Escape noun · 78% connection

That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an oversight; also, transgression.

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Fallible adjective · 78% connection

Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes are fallible.

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faux pas unknown · 78% connection

A false step; a mistake or wrong measure.

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