mistake

mistake
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. misunderstand, err, misidentify. —n. error, blunder, misunderstanding, slip.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [A blunder]
Syn. error, false step, blunder, slip; see error 1 .
2. [A misunderstanding]
Syn. misapprehension, confusion, misconception, misconstruction, delusion, illusion, overestimation, underestimation, impression, aberration, muddle, bemuddling, confounding, disregarding, misinterpretation, misapplication, misdoubt, misstatement, perversion, perplexity, bewilderment, misjudgment; see also exaggeration 1 , misunderstanding 1 .
Ant. knowledge*, certainty, interpretation.
See Synonym Study at error . v.
Syn. err, blunder, slip, lapse, miss, overlook, omit, underestimate, overestimate, fail to know, fail to recognize, substitute, misjudge, misapprehend, misconceive, misunderstand, confound, misinterpret, misconstrue, confuse, botch, bungle, be at cross purposes, have the wrong impression, tangle, snarl, slip up, mix, make a mess of*, come a cropper*, miss the boat*, slip a cog*, put one's foot in one's mouth*.
Ant. succeed*, be accurate, explain.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
error, inaccuracy, fault, blunder, gaffe, *boo-boo, *flub, slip, miscalculation, boner, misinterpretation, goof, omission, oversight, failure.
II
v.
err, blunder, *flub, miscalculate, misinterpret, goof, omit, overlook, misunderstand, underestimate, overestimate, *botch, miss, misconstrue, confuse.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun An act or thought that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true: erratum, error, inaccuracy, incorrectness, lapse, miscue, misstep, slip, slip-up, trip. See CORRECT. II verb 1. To make an error or mistake: err, miscue, slip, slip up, stumble, trip up. See CORRECT. 2. To understand incorrectly: misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misread, misunderstand. See UNDERSTAND. 3. To take (one thing) mistakenly for another: confound, confuse, mix up. See CORRECT.

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