mistake

mis-take · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An action or judgment that is misguided or wrong.

  2. 2.

    An error in calculation, writing, or understanding.

  3. 3.

    To be wrong about or fail to recognize correctly.

  4. 4.

    To misunderstand the meaning of something.

Forms

plural: mistakes

Related words

Antonyms: accuracy, correction
See also: blunder, error, fault
Synonyms: blunder, error, fault

Etymology

From Old Norse "mistaka" meaning "to take in error," from "mis-" (wrongly) + "taka" (to take). The word entered Middle English in the 14th century.