What does mistaking mean?
Definitions for mistaking
mis·tak·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
misinterpretation, misunderstanding, mistakingnoun
putting the wrong interpretation on
"his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"
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mistaking
Mistaking refers to the act of understanding, interpreting, judging, or remembering something incorrectly. It involves making an error or having a misunderstanding, which can often lead to incorrect decisions or actions. It can apply to a wide variety of contexts, including identifying people, solving problems, recalling information, etc.
Webster Dictionary
Mistaking
of Mistake
Mistakingnoun
an error; a mistake
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mistaking in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mistaking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of mistaking in a Sentence
There's no mistaking it, this is Moses in a business suit.
The WHO’s struggles illustrate another sad reality: Many UN agencies are broken. The United States should try to fix them where possible. Yet we cannot fall into the trap of mistaking process for progress, some parts of the United Nations just cannot be salvaged. Sometimes we are better off leaving them behind.
I don't want to be mistaken for a terrorist, and I don't want to risk a real terrorist turning up and maybe mistaking my wife, who is kind of blonde and Russian-looking, for a Jew.
The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us.
There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It is like falling in love.
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