Synonyms: mistake, error, fault
Definition: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Usage: he made a bad mistake; she was quick to point out my errors; I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
Similar words: nonaccomplishment, nonachievement
Definition: an act that does not achieve its intended goal
Synonyms: misapprehension, mistake, misunderstanding
Definition: an understanding of something that is not correct
Usage: 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
Similar words: misconception
Definition: an incorrect conception
Definition: part of a statement that is not correct
Usage: the book was full of errors
Similar words: misstatement
Definition: a statement that contains a mistake
Synonyms: misidentify, mistake
Definition: identify incorrectly
Usage: Don't mistake her for her twin sister
Similar words: identify
Definition: consider to be equal or the same
Usage: He identified his brother as one of the fugitives