Definition of mistake

• v. t. - To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.
• v. t. - To take or choose wrongly.
• v. t. - To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning.
• v. t. - To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another.
• v. t. - To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.
• v. i. - To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.
• n. - An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.
• n. - Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.