mistake

noun1 of 2

something done wrong, calculated wrong.; error

• “Try not to make the same mistake that I did.”Tatoeba
• “Apart from a few spelling mistakes, it's a good essay.”Tatoeba

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verb2 of 2

To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.