nnoun.acta wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattentionSynset:error fault
Examples:- he made a bad mistake
- she was quick to point out my errors
- I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
Derivationally Related Form:mistakeerrfaultfaulty
Hypernyms:nonaccomplishment nonachievement
Inherited Hypernyms:mistakenonaccomplishmentacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:balls-upballupbetisebloomerblooperblotblunderbonerboo-boobotchbunglecockupconfusiondistortionflubfollyfoolishnessfoul-upfuckupimbecilityincursionlapsemess-upmiscalculationmiscuemisestimationmisreckoningmix-upoffsideomissionoversightparapraxispratfallrenegerevokeskipslipslip-upsmearsmirchspotstainstupidity
Full Hyponyms:anticipatory breachbackfireballupblotblunderbobblebreachbreach of contractbreach of dutybreach of promisebreach of the covenant of warrantybreach of trustbreach of warrantybullclangerconfusioncopoutdisappointmentdistortionfailurefaux pasflufffreudian slipfumblehowlerincursionmaterial breachmiscalculationoffsideomissionoversightpartial breachrevokeroundingslipsnafuspectaclestupiditytriptruncation error
nnoun.cognitionan understanding of something that is not correctSynset:misapprehension misunderstanding
Examples:- he wasn't going to admit his mistake
- make no mistake about his intentions
- there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister
Derivationally Related Form:mistakemisapprehendmisunderstand
Hypernyms:misconception
Inherited Hypernyms:mistakemisconceptionideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationpart of a statement that is not correctSynset:error
Examples:- the book was full of errors
Derivationally Related Form:mistake
Hypernyms:misstatement
Inherited Hypernyms:errormisstatementstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:corrigendumerratumliteralliteral errormisprinttypotypographical error
Full Hyponyms:corrigendummisprint
vverb.cognitionidentify incorrectlySynset:misidentify
Examples:- Don't mistake her for her twin sister
Derivationally Related Form:mistaking
Hypernyms:identify
Inherited Hypernyms:mistakeidentifyrecognizeremember
Direct Hyponyms:confoundconfuse
Full Troponyms:confuse
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.cognitionto make a mistake or be incorrectSynset:err slip
Derivationally Related Form:mistakeerrancysliperror
Inherited Hypernyms:err
Direct Hyponyms:fall formisjudgemisrememberslip upstumbletrip up
Full Troponyms:fall formiscalculatemisjudgemisrememberovercapitalizeoverestimatesell shortstumbleunderestimate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s