Mistakings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of making an error or misunderstanding
2. A blunder resulting from incorrect assumptions or judgments
3. The occurrence of confusion or misinterpretation in thought or action

Etymology: "Mistakings" is the plural of "mistaking," a noun formed from the verb "mistake" plus the "-ing" ending that turns a verb into a noun for an act or instance. The verb itself comes from Old Norse "mistaka," built from "mis-" (wrongly) and "taka" (take), so its original sense was to take one thing for another.

Synonyms: errors, blunders, misjudgments, misunderstandings, oversights

Antonyms: correctness, accuracy, precision, truth, fact