mistake

• اسم يشير إلى فعل أو قرار أو حكم غير صحيح أو خاطئ، وغالبًا ما يؤدي إلى نتيجة غير مقصودة.

A noun referring to an action, decision, or judgment that is incorrect or wrong, often resulting in an unintended outcome.

1. Error in action or judgmentA1formal

   An action or decision that is wrong or not correct.

   خطأ

   • I made a mistake in my calculations.
   • It was a mistake to trust him so quickly.
   • She admitted her mistake and apologized.

   المرادفاتblundererrorfaux pasgaffeinaccuracymiscalculationoversightslipslip-up

   الأضدادaccuracycorrectionrightness

2. MisunderstandingA2formal

   A situation where something is understood incorrectly.

   سوء فهم

   • There was a mistake about the meeting time.
   • The mistake in the translation caused confusion.
   • He realized his mistake after reading the instructions again.

   المرادفاتmisapprehensionmisconceptionmisconstructionmisinterpretationmisreadingmisunderstanding

• فعل يدل على الخطأ في تحديد شيء أو شخص أو تفسيره، أو الوقوع في حكم خاطئ، أو الخلط بين شيء وآخر.

A verb used to indicate the act of incorrectly identifying or interpreting someone or something, or making an error in judgment.

فعل شاذ

1. MisidentifyB1formal

   To incorrectly identify someone or something as another person or thing.

   الخلط بين شيئين

   • I mistook her for her sister because they look so alike.
   • He mistook the stranger for an old friend.
   • Don't mistake my kindness for weakness.

   المرادفاتconfoundconfusemisidentifymix uptake for

2. MisunderstandB1formal

   To interpret or understand something incorrectly.

   أخطأ في الفهم

   • She mistook his intentions and thought he was angry.
   • They mistook the instructions and built the shelf backwards.
   • I mistook the meaning of his words.

   المرادفاتmisapprehendmisconstruemisinterpretmisreadmisunderstand