mistake
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- noun
- /mɪˈsteɪk/
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equivocación
- Now, no one should make any mistake thinking that.
- learn from mistakes
- mistake of assuming
- past mistakes
Well, here's what what people make mistakes about Jeffrey Epstein is.
- Well, here's what what people make mistakes about Jeffrey Epstein is.
Examples
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It's common to make a mistake when learning something new, so don't be too hard on yourself.
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You're making a big mistake, officer.
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Actually, it came from a mistake which I cannot explain to you now.
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There must be some mistake, Lieutenant.
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Your whole letter is full of mistakes from one end to the other.
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Both of them soon realized the marriage was a mistake, and they divorced in a hurry.
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But I think the majority of mistakes were genuinely honest mistakes.
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It was actually a mistake to think so.
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No, dialing the wrong number is a mistake.
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The elders and their director confronted their mistakes, and the actors worked to improve their scenes.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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A wrong belief, calculation, or action
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1.6
When someone does not understand something correctly and this causes a problem
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7.2
A wrong belief that comes from bad reasoning
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4.2
An idea that is not true because people understand something wrongly
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3.3
A mistake that happens when someone confuses one thing with another
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3.0
A careless mistake that causes embarrassment or problems
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1.8
A mistake when one thing is thought to be another
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5.3
A small wrong action that causes embarrassment or harm to people's trust
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6.1
A careless mistake that causes problems or embarrassment
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4.2
A wrong estimate of numbers or plans that causes problems
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4.9
A mistake in information or measurement
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5.8
An incorrect statement that gives the wrong facts
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6.8
A wrong idea about something
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6.0
A wrong understanding of something that leads to wrong conclusions
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3.6
A wrong decision about a person or situation
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7.5
A wrong idea about what something means
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2.8
A careless, foolish error that causes problems
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5.6
An idea that is not true because of wrong thinking or misunderstanding
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2.8
A small problem when people do not understand each other
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6.5
A belief based on false information
A failure to understand something correctly
A wrong idea about what someone says or does
A wrong idea about something because a person did not understand it
A wrong understanding of what someone wrote or said
A wrong idea about yourself or another person that changes how you act
Compounds
- Slang
An embarrassing error caused by automatic text filters that change words into something silly
How Wrong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mistake comes from an old Norse idea made of mis- meaning 'wrong' and take meaning 'to take', so it originally meant 'to take something the wrong way'. That's why a mistake can be a wrong idea or a misunderstanding.