mistaking

Other forms: mistakings

Definitions of mistaking
  1. noun
    putting the wrong interpretation on
    “there was no mistaking her meaning”
    synonyms: misinterpretation, misunderstanding
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    types:
    imbroglio
    a very embarrassing misunderstanding
    misconstrual, misconstruction
    a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
    misreading
    misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading
    type of:
    interpretation
    an explanation that results from interpreting something
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