
[From Middle English mistaken, to misunderstand, from Old Norse mistaka, to take in error : mis-, wrongly + taka, to take.]
mistaker mis·tak'er n.| Misstatement of Age, Mission Statement, Misrepresentation | |
| Mistake of Law, Mitigation of Damages, Mixed Economic System, Mixed Economy |
| Mission House, Misrepresentation | |
| Mitigate, Mitigation Land Bank |
noun
verb
Idioms beginning with mistake:
mistake for
In addition to the idiom beginning with mistake, also see by mistake; make no mistake.
Definition: error, misunderstanding
Antonyms: accuracy, calculation, certainty, correction, correctness, proof, success, truth, understanding
v
Definition: mix up, misunderstand
Antonyms: be certain, be sure, comprehend, interpret, perceive, understand
An unintentional act, omission, or error.
Mistakes are categorized as a mistake of fact, mistake of law, or mutual mistake. A mistake of fact occurs when a person believes that a condition or event exists when it does not. A mistake of law is made by a person who has knowledge of the correct facts but is wrong about the legal consequences of an act or event. A mutual mistake arises when two or more parties have a shared intention that has been induced by a common misbelief.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
— Albert Einstein
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Quotes:
"An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains."
- Henri Frederic Amiel
"There exists a black kingdom which the eyes of man avoid because its landscape fails signally to flatter them. This darkness, which he imagines he can dispense with in describing the light, is error with its unknown characteristics. Error is certainty's constant companion. Error is the corollary of evidence. And anything said about truth may equally well be said about error: the delusion will be no greater."
- Louis Aragon
"Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever without error, and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude and fallibility we call humanness, we are saved by forgiveness."
- David Augsburger
"There is no original truth, only original error."
- Gaston Bachelard
"I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right."
- Tallulah Bankhead
"If I had my life to live again. I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner."
- Tallulah Bankhead
See more famous quotes about Mistakes
An unintentional act, omission, or error resulting from ignorance, surprise, or misplaced confidence.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fejltagelse, fejl, misforståelse
v. tr. - misforstå, forveksle, tage fejl af
v. intr. - begå en fejltagelse
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Nederlands (Dutch)
fout, vergissing, dwaling, verwarren, misvatten, niet herkennen, zich vergissen, verkeerd kiezen
Français (French)
n. - faute, erreur
v. tr. - confondre, confondre qn avec qn d'autre, comprendre de travers, mal interpréter (un sens)
v. intr. - être en erreur
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Deutsch (German)
n. - Fehler, Irrtum
v. - verwechseln, verfehlen, mißverstehen
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λάθος, σφάλμα, παρανόηση, παρερμηνεία
v. - παρανοώ, παραγνωρίζω, παρερμηνεύω, παίρνω για άλλον, αντιλαμβάνομαι λανθασμένα
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Italiano (Italian)
confondere, fraintendere, sbaglio, errore
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - engano (m)
v. - equivocar-se
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Русский (Russian)
ошибка, недоразумение, ошибаться, заблуждаться
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Español (Spanish)
n. - equivocación, error, falta
v. tr. - entender mal, interpretar mal
v. intr. - confundirse respecto a, equivocarse en
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Svenska (Swedish)
n. - misstag
v. - missförstå, ta miste på
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
错误, 过失, 误会, 误解, 弄错, 犯错, 误认
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 錯誤, 過失, 誤會
v. tr. - 誤解, 弄錯
v. intr. - 犯錯, 誤認
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한국어 (Korean)
n. - 실수, 오해
v. tr. - 오해하다, 틀리다
v. intr. - 오해하다, 착각하다
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日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 誤り, 思い違い
v. - 誤解する, 間違える, 誤る
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) غلطه (فعل) يغلط
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - שגיאה, טעות
v. tr. - שגה, טעה, זיהה, הבין או בחר לא נכון
v. intr. - טעה