What does mistaking mean?
Definitions for mistaking
mis·tak·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word mistaking.
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"
ChatGPT
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 is no mistaking that we are contributing to climate change, we human beings have choices that can undo the damage, there is profound change throughout the Arctic.
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's no mistaking it, this is Moses in a business suit.
There's no mistaking it now : Our medical industry and government authorities care more about ideology and profit than they do about the health and well-being of our kids, hopefully, the looming cascade of malpractice lawsuits will finally convince them to return to sanity as Europe is now doing. Lawmakers in Congress and the states also need to start getting involved. For the sake of America's families, it's time to put a stop to this horrific experimentation.
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.
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