1. Verb
To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.
2. Verb
To take or choose wrongly.
3. Verb
To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning.
4. Verb
To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another.
5. Verb
To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.
6. Verb
To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.
7. Noun
An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.
8. Noun
Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.
9. Noun
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
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