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mistaking (root: mistake)
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Noun mistaking has 1 sense
- mistaking(n = noun.communication) misinterpretation, misunderstanding - putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning" is a kind of interpretation
has particulars: imbroglio, misconstrual, misconstruction, misreading
Derived form verb mistake1
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