Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word An incorrect or unintentional action, judgment, or idea resulting from faulty reasoning or accident.
Mistake
/mɪˈsteɪk/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Mistakes were disastrous.
She must be mistaken!
No mistaking him.
Etymology:
Mistake originates from Middle English misten or mistaken, derived from Old Norse mistak, meaning to take in error, composed of mis- (wrongly) + taka (to take).
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