mistake
Divide mistake into syllables:
mis · take
How to pronounce mistake:
Synonyms for mistake:
balls-up
ballup
barry or barry crocker
betise
bloomer
blooper
blot
blunder
boner
boo-boo
boob
botch
bungle
clanger
cockup
confusion
distortion
error
error of judgment
false move
fault
faux pas
flub
folly
foolishness
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- worshipped
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- pinnate
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- dirtied
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- thrifty
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- Atharv
- descent
- toughness
- possessions
- tidied
- turmoil
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