Mistaking — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

putting the wrong interpretation on

identify incorrectly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɪstˈeɪkɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/mɪstˈeɪkɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɪstˈeɪkɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /mɪstˈeɪkɪŋ/.

Examples

his misinterpretation of the question caused his error
there was no mistaking her meaning
Don't mistake her for her twin sister

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slip err misinterpretation misidentify misunderstanding mistake

Parts of Speech

noun	putting the wrong interpretation on “his misinterpretation of the question caused his error”
verb	identify incorrectly “Don't mistake her for her twin sister”
verb	to make a mistake or be incorrect

Word Forms

misinterpret	verb	interpret in the wrong way
misunderstand	verb	interpret in the wrong way
mistake	verb	identify incorrectly
mistaking	noun	putting the wrong interpretation on
errancy	noun	fallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err
error	noun	inadvertent incorrectness
mistake	noun	part of a statement that is not correct
slip	noun	a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verwechseln

die falsche Interpretation anbringen

🇫🇷French

se tromper

donner une mauvaise interprétation

🇪🇸Spanish

equivocarse

dando una interpretación equivocada

🇮🇹Italian

sbagliando

dando un'interpretazione sbagliata

🇳🇱Dutch

vergissing

er een verkeerde interpretatie aan geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

confundindo

dando uma interpretação errada

🇷🇺Russian

ошибаясь

дать неправильную интерпретацию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भूल

गलत व्याख्या डाल रहे हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

ভুল

ভুল ব্যাখ্যা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறுதலாக

தவறான விளக்கம் போடுகிறார்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొరపాటు

తప్పుడు వ్యాఖ్యానం పెట్టడం

🇮🇳Marathi

चुकीचे

चुकीचा अर्थ लावणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભૂલભરેલું

ખોટું અર્થઘટન મૂકવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪ್ಪಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ

ತಪ್ಪು ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನವನ್ನು ಹಾಕುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റിദ്ധരിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

തെറ്റായ വ്യാഖ്യാനം നൽകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਤੀ

'ਤੇ ਗਲਤ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਪਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلط

غلط تشریح پر ڈالنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

误会

错误的解释

🇯🇵Japanese

間違い

間違った解釈を押し付ける

🇰🇷Korean

착각하다

잘못된 해석을 붙이는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhầm lẫn

đưa ra cách giải thích sai

🇹🇭Thai

ความผิดพลาด

ใส่การตีความที่ผิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

salah

memberikan interpretasi yang salah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخطئ

وضع تفسير خاطئ

🇮🇷Persian

اشتباه کردن

تعبیر نادرست قرار دادن

🇹🇷Turkish

yanılgı

yanlış yoruma yer vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

טועה

לשים את הפרשנות השגויה

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