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mistake

/mɪˈsteɪk/
Meanings
  • Noun

    An error or mistake.

  • Noun

    A failure to achieve a desired result.

Pronunciation
  1. /mɪˈsteɪk/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with mistake
mistake , shake , ake , make , cake , fake , lake , rake , stake , take
Homonyms
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  1. Mistake (en) : An error or mistake.

  2. Mistake (en) : To misjudge or misunderstand.

  3. Mistake (en) : To misapply or misuse.

  4. Mistake (en) : To fail to perceive or recognize.

  5. Mistake (es) : Un error, una falta.

  6. Mistake (fr) : Erreur, faute.

  7. Mistake (de) : Fehler, Irrtum.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Mistake (en) : An error or mistake.

  2. Mistake (en) : To misjudge or misunderstand.

  3. Mistake (en) : To misapply or misuse.

  4. Mistake (en) : To fail to perceive or recognize.

Variants
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mistake , mistaken , mistakenly , mistaker , mistakers , mistakes , mistaking , mistook , and no mistake , by mistake , honest mistake , make no mistake
Forms
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Mistakes, Mistaken, Mistake's, Mistaking

Etymology
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From Old English mistecan ‘to mistake, misunderstand’, from mi- ‘un-’ + stecan ‘to stab, pierce’.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'mistake' appears in the title of a popular children's book series called 'The Magic Tree House' by Mary Pope Osborne.

  2. In the game of chess, a 'mistake' is often referred to as a 'blunder'.

  3. Did you know that the first computer program was a mistake? It was intended to calculate the tabulation of a polynomial, but due to a programming error, it instead calculated the sequence of the Fibonacci numbers.

Related Concepts
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  1. Error: An incorrect action, judgment, or statement.

  2. Misconception: A false belief or idea, often based on incorrect or incomplete information.

  3. Misunderstanding: A failure to understand or interpret correctly.

Culture
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In literature, 'mistake' has been used to portray the consequences of misunderstanding or misjudging a situation. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Othello', Othello's jealousy leads him to make a series of mistakes that ultimately result in tragic consequences. In art, 'mistake' can refer to an unintentional error or deviation from a planned design, which can sometimes lead to unexpected and interesting results.

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