mistaking > define

noun

• Putting the wrong interpretation on.
  • usage: "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"
  • synonyms: misinterpretation, misunderstanding

verb

• Identify incorrectly.
  • usage: "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"
  • synonyms: mistake, misidentify
• To make a mistake or be incorrect.
  • synonyms: err, mistake, slip

• (n.) An error; a mistake.
• (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Mistake.