1. Putting the wrong interpretation on
   "there was no mistaking her meaning"
   - misinterpretation, misunderstanding

1. Identify incorrectly
   "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"
   - misidentify 
2. To make a mistake or be incorrect
   - err, slip

Derived forms: mistakings

Type of: identify, interpretation

Encyclopedia: Mistake

• painted sandgrouse
• painted terrapin
• painted tongue
• painted tortoise
• painted turtle
• painted-leaf begonia
• painter
• painter's colic
• painterly
• painting
• paintwork
• pair
• pair bond
• pair creation
• pair formation
• pair of pincers
• pair of pliers
• pair of scissors
• pair of tongs
• pair of tweezers
• pair of virginals
• pair off
• pair production
• paired
• pairing