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Noun

An act or judgment that is misguided or wrong

(of literature) Something which is incorrect or inaccurate

A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments

The condition of being infelicitous

A misspelt word

Miscarriage of justice

An unexpected and unfortunate occurrence

Different from that expected

A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true

A lack of success

Lack of good sense or judgement

A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness

Something that impedes, or stands in the way of, progress

An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act

To be wrong or to make an incorrect judgment regarding

To wrongly identify as someone or something else

To commit a mistake or error

Mix up in a confused or untidy way

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An act or judgment that is misguided or wrong

offence^UK

offense^US

misdemeanor^US

putting foot in mouth

self-defeating action

misreading of the situation

misbehavior^US

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“His fall from grace is partly because we made the mistake of putting him on such a high pedestal.”

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(of literature) Something which is incorrect or inaccurate

typographical mistake

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“We were dismayed to find a mistake in our final press release despite having proofread it several times.”

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A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments

wrong end of the stick

chimera^US

chimaera^UK

figment of the imagination

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The condition of being infelicitous

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Noun

A misspelt word

Noun

Miscarriage of justice

miscarriage of justice

Noun

An unexpected and unfortunate occurrence

unfortunate occurrence

unpredictable outcome

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Different from that expected

peculiar turn of events

departure from the norm

difference of opinion

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A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true

contradiction in terms

irreconcilable difference

lack of consistency

difference of opinion

wide area of difference

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Noun

A lack of success

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Noun

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Lack of good sense or judgement

humour^UK

humor^US

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A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

offence^UK

offense^US

furore^UK

furor^US

baulk^UK

balk^US

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Something that impedes, or stands in the way of, progress

unfortunate development

monkey wrench in the works

balk^US

baulk^UK

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An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act

offence^UK

misdemeanor^US

offense^US

misbehavior^US

infraction of the law

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

offences^UK

offenses^US

left-handed compliment

backhanded compliment

villainousness

villianousness

outrageous behavior

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To be wrong or to make an incorrect judgment regarding

get the wrong idea about

have wrong impression

put a wrong interpretation on

get the wrong end of the stick

be mistaken

get someone wrong

receive a false impression

be under a delusion

get signals crossed

get the wrong impression

be barking up the wrong tree

get hold of the wrong end of the stick

take something the wrong way

take the wrong way

get the wrong impression about

get your lines crossed about

get a false impression of

get your lines crossed

be at cross-purposes with

get your wires crossed

make a wrong interpretation of

come to hasty conclusion

put foot in

get the wrong end of the stick about

jump to the wrong conclusion about

do someone an injustice

bark up wrong tree

garble

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“I would mistake his motives, which in actual fact were purely benevolent.”

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To wrongly identify as someone or something else

“People often mistake introversion for shyness.”

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To commit a mistake or error

bark up the wrong tree

make a hash of something

drop a brick

get the wrong end of the stick

put your foot in your mouth

make a dog's dinner of

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Mix up in a confused or untidy way

turn something topsy-turvy

distemper

derail

randomize^US

recombine

turn something upside down

reorganize^US

randomise^UK

demobilize^US

throw into a state of disorganization

reorganise^UK

demobilise^UK

render unintelligible

throw a spanner in the works of

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

baulk^UK

balk^US

cause to be at a stand

make someone scratch their head

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