1. A wrong action attributable to bad judgment, ignorance or inattention
   "he made a bad mistake";
   - error, fault
    
2. An understanding of something that is not correct
   "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions";
   - misunderstanding, misapprehension
    
3. Part of a statement that is not correct
   "the book was full of mistakes";
   - error

1. Identify incorrectly
   "Don't mistake her for her twin sister";
   - misidentify
    
2. To make a mistake or be incorrect
   "She mistook him for someone else";
   - err, slip

Derived forms: mistaken, mistook, mistaking, mistakes

Type of: act, identify, misconception, misstatement, move, nonaccomplishment, nonachievement

Encyclopedia: Mistake