mistake

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Synonyms: mitake, mismake

Antonyms: mitake, mismake

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[understand]] [[wrongly]], taking one thing or person for another.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[misunderstand]] (someone).
3. {{lb|en|intransitive|obsolete}} To commit an unintentional [[error]]; to do or think something wrong.
4. {{lb|en|obsolete|rare}} To take or choose wrongly.

Noun

1. An [[error]].
2. {{lb|en|baseball}} A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard-to-hit location, but instead ends up in an easy-to-hit place.

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