Found 4 items, similar to mistaking.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: mistake
kesalahan
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: mistake
kebodohan, kekeliruan, kesalahan, kesilapan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: mistaking
mistaking
n : putting the wrong interpretation on;
“his misinterpretation
of the question caused his error”;
“there was no
mistaking her meaning” [syn:
misinterpretation,
misunderstanding]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Mistaking
Mistake
\Mis*take"\ (m[i^]s*t[=a]k"), v. t. [imp. & obs. p. p.
Mistook (m[i^]s*t[oo^]k"); p. p.
Mistaken
(m[i^]s*t[=a]k"'n); p. pr. & vb. n.
Mistaking.] [Pref. mis-
+ take: cf. Icel. mistaka.]
1. To take or choose wrongly. [Obs. or R.] --Shak.
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2. To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend,
or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's
meaning. --Locke.
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My father's purposes have been mistook. --Shak.
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3. To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one
person for another.
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A man may mistake the love of virtue for the
practice of it. --Johnson.
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4. To have a wrong idea of in respect of character,
qualities, etc.; to misjudge.
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Mistake me not so much,
To think my poverty is treacherous. --Shak.
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Mistaking
\Mis*tak"ing\, n.
An error; a mistake. --Shak.
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