identify incorrectly; "Dont mistake her for her twin sister" (同)misidentify
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" (同)error, fault
an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasnt going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I dont have a sister" (同)misunderstanding, misapprehension
(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed (同)misplay
departure from what is ethically acceptable (同)wrongdoing
(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer (同)computer error
a misconception resulting from incorrect information (同)erroneous belief
part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors" (同)mistake