• noun:   a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

  Example: "He made a bad mistake"

• noun:   an understanding of something that is not correct

  Example: "He wasn't going to admit his mistake"

• noun:   part of a statement that is not correct
• verb:   identify incorrectly

  Example: "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"

• verb:   to make a mistake or be incorrect

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