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- pronunciation:
- mih
steIk
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a thought or action that is not correct; error.
The teacher noticed his mistake on the test.- synonyms:
- error, fault
- similar words:
- blunder, delusion, oversight, slip
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| related words: |
accident, defect, miss |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
mistakes, mistaking, mistook, mistaken |
| definition 1: |
to understand incorrectly.
Ms. North mistook what I said.- synonyms:
- misunderstand
- similar words:
- misread
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| definition 2: |
to take for another; confuse with another.
I mistook him for his brother.- synonyms:
- confuse
- antonyms:
- recognize
- similar words:
- mix up
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| related words: |
confuse |
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