Mistake
WordNet
noun
(1) 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) 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) Part of a statement that is not correct
"The book was full of errors"
verb
(4) To make a mistake or be incorrect
(5) Identify incorrectly
"Don't mistake her for her twin sister"
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To understand wrongly, taking one thing for another.
- To make an error, to do something in wrong way.