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Moderatemistake
The correct spelling is mistake.
How to pronounce mistake
/mɪˈsteɪk/
nounIPA: /mɪˈsteɪk/
Say it like: Mis-tak-e
The correct spelling is mistake. An error; a blunder. For example: "Don't mistake my kindness for weakness."
Usage Examples
“Don't mistake my kindness for weakness.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An error; a blunder.
- 2.A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard-to-hit location, but instead ends up in an easy-to-hit place.
verb
- 1.To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
- 2.To misunderstand (someone).
- 3.To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
- 4.To take or choose wrongly.
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