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mistake
Overview of noun mistake
The noun mistake has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (13) mistake, error, fault -- (a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults")
2. (6) mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension -- (an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister")
3. (2) error, mistake -- (part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors")
Overview of verb mistake
The verb mistake has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (7) mistake, misidentify -- (identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister")
2. err, mistake, slip -- (to make a mistake or be incorrect)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mistake
3 senses of mistake
Sense 1
mistake, error, fault
=> nonaccomplishment, nonachievement
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension
=> misconception
=> idea, thought
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
error, mistake
=> misstatement
=> statement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun mistake
2 of 3 senses of mistake
Sense 1
mistake, error, fault
=> blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain
=> confusion, mix-up
=> incursion
=> miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation
=> distortion
=> slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis
=> offside
=> oversight, lapse
=> omission, skip
=> blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo
=> ballup, balls-up, cockup, mess-up
=> stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility
=> revoke, renege
Sense 3
error, mistake
=> corrigendum
=> misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error, literal
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mistake
3 senses of mistake
Sense 1
mistake, error, fault
=> nonaccomplishment, nonachievement
Sense 2
mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension
=> misconception
Sense 3
error, mistake
=> misstatement
Antonyms of noun mistake
Member Holonyms of noun mistake
Substance Holonyms of noun mistake
Part Holonyms of noun mistake
Member Meronyms of noun mistake
Substance Meronyms of noun mistake
Part Meronyms of noun mistake
Meronyms of noun mistake
Holonyms of noun mistake
Attributes of noun mistake
Derived Forms of noun mistake
3 senses of mistake
Sense 1
mistake, error, fault
RELATED TO>(verb) mistake#2
=> err, mistake, slip
Sense 2
mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension
RELATED TO>(verb) mistake#2
=> err, mistake, slip
Sense 3
error, mistake
RELATED TO>(verb) mistake#2
=> err, mistake, slip
Domain of noun mistake
Domain Terms of noun mistake
Familiarity of noun mistake
mistake used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun mistake
3 senses of mistake
Sense 1
mistake, error, fault
> nonaccomplishment, nonachievement
=> failure
=> mistake, error, fault
=> negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance
Sense 2
mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension
> misconception
=> fallacy, false belief
=> error, erroneous belief
=> self-deception, self-deceit
=> mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension
=> illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
=> delusion, hallucination
=> mirage
=> unsoundness
Sense 3
error, mistake
> misstatement
=> error, mistake
=> malapropism, malaprop
=> slip of the tongue
Meronyms of noun mistake
3 senses of mistake
Holonyms of noun mistake
Grep of noun mistake
mistake
Antonyms of verb mistake
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mistake
2 senses of mistake
Sense 1
mistake, misidentify
=> identify
=> recognize, recognise
=> remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think
Sense 2
err, mistake, slip
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb mistake
2 senses of mistake
Sense 1
mistake, misidentify
=> confuse, confound
Sense 2
err, mistake, slip
=> misremember
=> stumble, slip up, trip up
=> misjudge
=> fall for
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mistake
2 senses of mistake
Sense 1
mistake, misidentify
=> identify
Sense 2
err, mistake, slip
'Cause To' of verb mistake
Derived Forms of verb mistake
2 senses of mistake
Sense 1
mistake, misidentify
RELATED TO>(noun) mistaking#1
=> misinterpretation, misunderstanding, mistaking
Sense 2
err, mistake, slip
RELATED TO>(noun) mistake#3
=> error, mistake
RELATED TO>(noun) mistake#2
=> mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension
RELATED TO>(noun) mistake#1
=> mistake, error, fault
Domain of verb mistake
Domain Terms of verb mistake
Familiarity of verb mistake
mistake used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb mistake
2 senses of mistake
Sense 1
mistake, misidentify
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
err, mistake, slip
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb mistake
1 of 2 senses of mistake
Sense 1
mistake, misidentify
> identify
=> mistake, misidentify
=> type, typecast
=> taste
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb mistake
Sense 1
mistake, misidentify
=> identify
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Sense 2
err, mistake, slip
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Grep of verb mistake
mistake
Grep of adj mistake
mistaken
Grep of adv mistake
mistakenly
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