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mistaking

DEFINITIONS OF: mistaking

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n putting the wrong interpretation on

“there was no mistaking her meaning”
Synonyms:
misinterpretation, misunderstanding
Types:
imbroglio
a very embarrassing misunderstanding
misconstrual, misconstruction
a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
misreading
misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading
Type of:
interpretation
an explanation that results from interpreting something
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