Dictionary definition · mistake
noun
- a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention"he made a bad mistake"
- an understanding of something that is not correct"he wasn't going to admit his mistake"
- part of a statement that is not correct"the book was full of errors"
verb
- identify incorrectly"Don't mistake her for her twin sister"
- to make a mistake or be incorrect
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).