Mistake
/mɪˈsteɪk/noun
An action or judgment that is misguided or wrong.
Did you know?The word 'mistake' originally implied a failure to perceive clearly, almost as if one were bewitched by a shadowy illusion.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mei-
“to change, to exchange, to move.”
Old English
Old English
mistacan
“to take or catch wrongly, to misinterpret.”
Middle English
Middle English
mistaken
“to misjudge or misinterpret.”
14th Century
Middle English
mistake
“to take or receive wrongly.”
Modern English
Modern English
mistake
“an error or misunderstanding in judgment.”
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