mistake

Definition

Examples

The accountant found a small mistake in the monthly expense report.

Word Family

Synonyms

• errora wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
• faulta wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
• oversightan unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

Collocations

• Easy make a mistake
  to create, produce, or cause regarding a mistake
• Medium correct a billing mistake quickly
  to correct a billing mistake quickly, meaning to make right or correct
• Hard inadvertent clerical mistake on customs manifest
  describing inadvertent clerical mistake on customs manifest (happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally)
• Very Hard labor under a catastrophic mistake of fact
  to labor under a catastrophic mistake of fact, meaning to strive and make an effort to reach a goal