- misinterpretation, misunderstanding, mistaking - putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"
--1 is a kind of interpretation
--1 has particulars: imbroglio; misconstrual, misconstruction; misreadingDerived form: verb mistake1
- mistake, misidentify - identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"
--1 is one way to identify
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun mistaking1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- err, mistake, slip - to make a mistake or be incorrect
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun mistake3, noun mistake2, noun mistake1
Somebody ----s