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mistake (s) (noun), mistakes (pl)
1. An error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
2. A misunderstanding or misconception.
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mistake (verb), mistakes; mistook; mistaking
1. To regard or identify wrongly as something or someone else: "James mistook the man for his brother Arthur because they looked so much alike."
2. To understand, interpret, or evaluate wrongly; to misunderstand; to misinterpret.
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(a slip of the tongue, a mistake in uttering a word, an imprudent word inadvertently spoken; as expressed by public personalities in this series of articles)