Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
mistook
verb
/mɪsˈtʊk/
Definition
to fail to understand something correctly; to make an error in judgment regarding someone or something.
Examples
- He mistook her silence for indifference.
- She mistook the address and ended up in the wrong city.
- They mistook his confidence for arrogance.
Meaning
Mistook is the past tense of the verb ‘mistake’, which means to confuse one thing with another or to misunderstand.
Synonyms
- misunderstood
- misjudged
- confused
