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mistakes Synonyms & Antonyms

/mɪˈsteɪks/

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Mistakes as a Noun

1

plural of mistake

2

An error; a blunder.

3

A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard-to-hit location, but instead ends up in an easy-to-hit place.

Mistakes as a Verb

1

third-person singular simple present indicative of mistake

2

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

Don't mistake my kindness for weakness.

3

To misunderstand (someone).

4

To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.

5

To take or choose wrongly.

Mistakes in a Sentence

Don't mistake my kindness for weakness.

Word Forms & Grammar

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Words That Rhyme With Mistakes

Mistakes at a Glance

Part of speechnoun, verb
Pronunciation/mɪˈsteɪks/
Meaningplural of mistake