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mistake
/mɪˈsteɪk/
noun
An error; a blunder.
A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard-to-hit location, but instead ends up in an easy-to-hit place.
verb
To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
"Don't mistake my kindness for weakness."
To misunderstand (someone).
To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
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