Misstep vs. Mistake — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Misstep and Mistake
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Misstep
A misplaced or awkward step.
Mistake
An act or judgement that is misguided or wrong
She made the mistake of thinking they were important
Coming here was a mistake
Misstep
An instance of wrong or improper conduct; a blunder.
Mistake
Be wrong about
Because I was inexperienced I mistook the nature of our relationship
Misstep
To make a mistake.
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Mistake
An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.
Misstep
A step that is wrong, a false step.
On a high ledge, a misstep could be fatal.
Mistake
A misconception or misunderstanding.
Misstep
(figurative) An error or mistake.
His comment was a misstep that could cost him dearly.
Mistake
To understand wrongly; misinterpret
Mistook my politeness for friendliness.
Misstep
(intransitive) To step badly or incorrectly.
My dance partner misstepped and landed on my toe.
Mistake
To recognize or identify incorrectly
He mistook her for her sister.
Misstep
(intransitive) To make an error or mistake.
I don't want to misstep by offending them.
Mistake
To make a mistake; err.
Misstep
A wrong step; an error of conduct.
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.
Misstep
To take a wrong step; to go astray.
Mistake
To misunderstand (someone).
Misstep
An unintentional but embarrassing blunder;
He recited the whole poem without a single trip
He arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later
Confusion caused his unfortunate misstep
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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