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Mistaking

To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.

📖 Definitions of "Mistaking"

verb

1
To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
"Don't mistake my kindness for weakness."
2
To misunderstand (someone).
3
To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
4
To take or choose wrongly.

noun

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
misunderstandingnoun	A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.
misinterpretationnoun	An instance of misinterpreting.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
misinterpretationnoun	An instance of misinterpreting.
misunderstandingnoun	A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.
doubtingnoun	Full of doubt; dubious.
doubtverb	(ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.
takingnoun	The act by which something is taken.
takesverb	(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
missmentnoun	(UK, dialect, obsolete) A mistake; an error.
mistreadingnoun	(obsolete) misstep; misbehaviour
mistastenoun	A wrong, bad, or illicit taste
misstepnoun	(figurative) An error or mistake.
misthoughtnoun	(obsolete) error, mistake
misgrabverb	To fail in an attempt to grab something
faultnoun	(typically uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
missnoun	A failure to obtain or accomplish something; a failure to succeed.
miscorrectionnoun	An erroneous correction; a mistake in correcting a previous mistake.
blundernoun	A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
honest mistakenoun	A blunder committed innocently.
mistakennessnoun	The state or condition of being mistaken.
errornoun	(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
missayingnoun	A mistake in speech.