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" पर्याय: mistake, misapprehension,
putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning" पर्याय: misinterpretation, mistaking,