a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
• "he made a bad mistake" • "she was quick to point out my errors" • "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
syn: error, fault
an understanding of something that is not correct
• "he wasn't going to admit his mistake" • "make no mistake about his intentions" • "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister"
syn: misunderstanding, misapprehension
part of a statement that is not correct
• "the book was full of errors"
syn: error