(mis.took, mis.tak.en)

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{f} mistake
An error; a blunder
If you make a mistake, you do something which you did not intend to do, or which produces a result that you do not want. They made the big mistake of thinking they could seize its border with a relatively small force I think it's a serious mistake to confuse books with life There must be some mistake He has been arrested by mistake
If you mistake one person or thing for another, you wrongly think that they are the other person or thing. I mistook you for Carlos
An aborted fetus, especially female
1 Anything the audience can see during the performance that shouldn't be seen 2 When the director notices something "wrong" with a techie's work
An error or misunderstanding A contract is voidable if there is a mistake that is mutual, material, unintentional and free from negligence, such as both parties honestly contracting for a different lot in a subdivision (mistake of fact) Innocent mistakes seldom serve to void a contract A party cannot claim "mistake" to get out of a contract on the basis that he or she did not read the contract he or she signed and was therefore mistaken as to its material terms; neither ignorance nor poor judgment is a mistake of fact Nor can a party claim mistake in not knowing the legal consequences upon signing the contract (mistake of law) When there is an ambiguity known by one party who fails to explain the mistake to the innocent party, the innocent party's interpretation generally will prevail
If you mistake something, you fail to recognize or understand it. The government completely mistook the feeling of the country No one should mistake how serious the issue is. = misjudge
A mistake is something or part of something which is incorrect or not right. Her mother sighed and rubbed out another mistake in the crossword puzzle. spelling mistakes. = error
identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister
To take or choose wrongly
A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard to hit location, but instead ends up in an easy to hit place
or blunder - a procedural error that should be avoided by careful attention [Taylor, 3] These are illegitimate errors and can generally be corrected by carefully repeating the operations [Bevington, 2]
emphasis You can say there is no mistaking something when you are emphasizing that you cannot fail to recognize or understand it. There's no mistaking the eastern flavour of the food
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"
Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it
n Believing your girlfriend is one thing when in reality, she is quite another Synonym: Embarassment
An innocent error If a mistake is made by all parties to a contract about a material fact, the contract may be voidable
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"
An error made by one or both parties that seriously undermines a contract
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