Mishap vs. Mistake — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Mishap and Mistake
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Mishap
An unfortunate accident.
Mistake
An act or judgement that is misguided or wrong
She made the mistake of thinking they were important
Coming here was a mistake
Mishap
(Archaic) Bad luck.
Mistake
Be wrong about
Because I was inexperienced I mistook the nature of our relationship
Mishap
An accident, mistake, or problem.
Since the mishap with the banana peel, he watches his step.
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Mistake
An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.
Mishap
Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
Mistake
A misconception or misunderstanding.
Mishap
(archaic) To happen through misfortune; to mishappen.
Mistake
To understand wrongly; misinterpret
Mistook my politeness for friendliness.
Mishap
Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
Secure from worldly chances and mishaps.
Mistake
To recognize or identify incorrectly
He mistook her for her sister.
Mishap
To happen unluckily; - used impersonally.
Mistake
To make a mistake; err.
Mishap
An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate;
If I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all
Mistake
(transitive) To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
Sorry, I mistook you for my brother. You look very similar.
Don't mistake my kindness for weakness.
Mishap
An instance of misfortune
Mistake
To misunderstand (someone).
Mistake
To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
Mistake
To take or choose wrongly.
Mistake
An error; a blunder.
There were too many mistakes in the test, that unfortunately you failed.
Mistake
(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.
Mistake
To take or choose wrongly.
Mistake
To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning.
My father's purposes have been mistook.
Mistake
To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another.
A man may mistake the love of virtue for the practice of it.
Mistake
To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.
Mistake me not so much,To think my poverty is treacherous.
Mistake
To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.
Servants mistake, and sometimes occasion misunderstanding among friends.
Mistake
An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.
Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding from all possibility of mistake.
Mistake
Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.
Mistake
A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention;
He made a bad mistake
She was quick to point out my errors
I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
Mistake
An understanding of something that is not correct;
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
Mistake
Part of a statement that is not correct;
The book was full of errors
Mistake
Identify incorrectly;
Don't mistake her for her twin sister
Mistake
To make a mistake or be incorrect
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