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Noun An act or judgement that is misguided or wrong error oversight slip blunder fault gaffe miscalculation misunderstanding misjudgment flaw lapse misstep gaff miscue aberration bungle misconception screwup slight stumble blooper fallacy faux pas flub fluff misjudging misreading misreckoning muddle slipup trip bloomer boner clanger fail fumble goof howler inadvertence misapplication overestimation underestimation boob confusion delusion illusion misapprehension misinterpretation neglect snafu error of judgment false step slip-up boo-boo false move “His fall from grace is partly because we made the mistake of putting him on such a high pedestal.” Noun (of literature) Something which is incorrect or inaccurate misprint error fault inaccuracy corrigendum erratum literal misstatement omission solecism typo printing error printing mistake typing error typing mistake typographical error typographical mistake keyboarding error keyboarding mistake keying error keying mistake typesetting error typesetting mistake slip of the pen foot in the mouth slip of the tongue “We were dismayed to find a mistake in our final press release despite having proofread it several times.” Verb To be wrong or to make an incorrect judgment regarding misinterpret misunderstand misread misapprehend misconceive misconstrue misjudge misperceive miscalculate misknow misdeem misestimate misgauge misidentify mismeasure miscount get wrong be wrong about muddle up have wrong impression slip up take amiss be off the mark not know put a wrong interpretation on “I would mistake his motives, which in actual fact were purely benevolent.” Verb To wrongly identify as someone or something else confuse conflate confound mix up confound with confuse with misinterpret as take for mix up with “People often mistake introversion for shyness.” Find more words! 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