Foundation level · Year 4 · free
mistake
noun · Say it: miss-TAKE
What it means
Foundationsomething that is wrong or done incorrectly
I made a mistake in my maths homework, so I rubbed it out.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- blunder
- error
- fault
- slip
More examples
- It was a mistake to leave my lunchbox on the bus.
Where the word comes from
From Old Norse 'mistaka', meaning to take wrongly.
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