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Mishap vs. Mistake — What's the Difference?

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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